About 1,500 refugees are staying in the area.
DAMASCUS, October 13. /TASS/. Russian servicemen from the Center for Reconciliation of the Conflicting Parties have delivered humanitarian supplies to refugees from the city of Ar-Rastan that is controlled by the so-called moderate opposition, the center’s official Alexey Sergeev said on Friday.
"This
time we’ve brought about 400 food packages to refugees. Each of them contains
flour, sugar, rice and canned meat," he said.
The Russian aid convoy arrived in the town of Kerbat Ash-Shabat, Rif Dimashq Governorate. About 1,500 refugees are staying there, most of them from Ar-Rastan.
Russian
medics who set up a mobile medical station for refugees say that intestinal
infections are raging in Ar-Rastan, and most locals are suffering from acute
exacerbation of chronic diseases due to complete absence of medical aid during
the blockade.
"[People]
are coming with chronic and cardiovascular diseases, various inflammatory
diseases and gastrointestinal upsets. We are providing full ambulatory care and
examining [patients] at the equipped medical station," said Roman
Rassadnikov, physician from the Center’s medical department.
Source: ITAR-TASS 13-10-2017
