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As temperatures soar and taps run dry in war-ravaged Aleppo, UN warns of looming ‘catastrophe’

As temperatures soar and taps run dry in war-ravaged Aleppo, UN warns of looming ‘catastrophe’

Aug 10, 2016, at 01:27 pm

New York, Aug 10 (Just Earth News): As the United Nations relief wing warned on Tuesday that soaring temperatures and dwindling medical supplies are deepening the woes of some two million people trapped by fighting in and around Aleppo, the world body kept up its call for an immediate halt to the hostilities and, at a minimum, a two-day weekly humanitarian pause so the city’s heavily damaged water and electrical systems can be repaired.