A UN aid convoy is expected to leave
for Madaya, a Syrian town under government siege, where people are reported to
have starved to death.
Emergency
food supplies had been due to be sent to the rebel-held town on Sunday but the
operation was delayed. A similar aid operation is expected for two northern
towns besieged by rebels.
There are about 40,000 people in Madaya, near
Lebanon's border, with residents said to be eating pets and grass in two Shia villages further north, Foua and
Kefraya, which have been blockaded by rebel forces to survive. Freedom of movement for both people and goods is heavily
restricted, leading to high prices for commodities brought in via irregular
supply lines.
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