Red Cross: Syria's humanitarian crisis worsening rapidly
By REUTERS
BEIRUT - The humanitarian situation in Syria is worsening rapidly with some areas a landscape of "devastation and destruction," the Red Cross said on Thursday after a month which activists said was the bloodiest yet in the conflict.About 70,000 people have been killed and millions displaced during the two-year-old uprising, the United Nations says. Civilians have been cut off from water, electricity and life-saving medical supplies, especially in rebel-held areas targeted by air strikes and ballistic missiles.The Syrian government's restrictions on aid convoys have meant most supplies are distributed in government-held areas.Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said aid workers had been able to do make more trips into opposition-held areas in the past two weeks, indicating Damascus may be softening its stance on convoys into such territory.
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