Syria Attacks Aleppo Via Airstrikes Killing At Least 85 People, Hospitals Overwhelmwed With Affected Victims
Syrian forces pounded rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Sunday, killing at least 85 people and wounding more than 300 others, an activist group reported. The bombardment destroyed residential centers, overwhelmed hospitals and angered diplomats meeting at the United Nations.
Hospitals overwhelmed
Hundreds of airstrikes have hit the city, home to more than 250,000 people, since the Syrian government, backed by Russia, announced a renewed, “comprehensive” attack strategy on Thursday following the collapse of a short-lived ceasefire.
Sunday’s death toll marked an increase in casualties and activists say rescue operations are difficult in the region because of the constant presence of jets in the sky, and that hospitals are facing severe shortages of medicine, blood and supplies.
The activist who recounted Aleppo residents’ fears said that in one hospital, where a fellow activist was being treated, 40 people lay strewn on the floor because there were no beds left.
Wounded people are dying because health services are overstretched and providers don’t have the ability or capacity to treat them, the activist said. Due to a lack of supplies, hospitals are performing amputations to keep some people alive.
Only 20 doctors remain in eastern Aleppo, the activist added.
