UN emergency stocks too thin to feed Syria's Aleppo if under siege

The United Nations and other aid agencies have enough food in eastern Aleppo to feed 145,000 people for one month, as 200,000-300,000 in the Syrian city are at risk of being besieged by Syrian government forces, the UN said on Wednesday.

According to ABC News, areas controlled by the opposition in the city had stocked enough basic supplies to survive months of a siege, even though some goods were running out.

The UN said it had reports of 57 people being killed, including 15 children, by shelling of western Aleppo between July 8 and July 11, and government air strikes on July 10 had killed at least 19 people in Ibeen and seven in Shantra, two towns in rural Aleppo.

It said information on eastern Aleppo was difficult to collect, but it was one of the areas hardest hit by conflict with most people heavily dependent on humanitarian assistance.

The UN says almost 600,000 people are under siege, mainly by government forces, in 18 locations across Syria.

Source: MENA