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Wednesday, February 6, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Aid convoy headed to Syrian refugees stranded near Jordan border
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe United Nations and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent are dispatching more than 100 trucks of humanitarian aid from Damascus to Syrians stranded near the border with Jordan.
The convoy is described in a statement by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent as the largest to reach more than 40,000 residents of the Rukban camp. It’s carrying food, medicine and educational materials.
The distribution is expected to take seven days and involve more than 140 Red Crescent volunteers. The UN humanitarian chief urged the convoy to go through without delay because of deteriorating conditions.
The last aid delivery to the isolated camp was sent in November, nearly 10 months after the previous batch.
— AP
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