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| Syria Madaya: Second aid convoy heads for besieged town | Syria Madaya: Second aid convoy heads for besieged town |
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| The second convoy of aid lorries in a week has set off for the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, reports say. | The second convoy of aid lorries in a week has set off for the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, reports say. |
| About 50 trucks left the capital Damascus on Thursday, heading towards the rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, an eyewitness told Reuters. | About 50 trucks left the capital Damascus on Thursday, heading towards the rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, an eyewitness told Reuters. |
| The UN has said it has received credible reports of people dying of starvation in Madaya, where about 40,000 people have been trapped. | The UN has said it has received credible reports of people dying of starvation in Madaya, where about 40,000 people have been trapped. |
| On Monday the first aid was allowed into the town since October last year. | |
| At the same time aid lorries also reached Foah and Kefraya, two northern towns besieged by rebel forces where the humanitarian situation is also said to be dire. |