Madaya: more starvation deaths as aid convoys head to besieged Syrian town

The Guardian - Five more people have died of starvation in the Syrian town of Madaya, the international charity Médecins Sans Frontières has confirmed, as aid convoys departed for the besieged Damascus suburb.

The organisation also said that 200 more malnourished patients could become critical if aid doesn’t arrive.

Deliveries of food, medicine and hygiene kits were expected in the town on Monday after the Red Cross confirmed that the convoys were under way.