The Horror Unfolding In Aleppo, In Numbers
Since mid-November, bombardment of one of Syria’s largest cities has been destroying homes and health care facilities and killing and injuring civilians.
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Five years since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war, Aleppo, one of the largest cities in the country, has become the focal point of the conflict. Government-supported forces occupy the west of the city, while rebel forces continue to hold the besieged eastern part of the city – despite being completely surrounded by regime forces since the summer.
Since mid-November, both the east and west of the city have been struck by bombardments: destroying homes and health care facilities, and killing and injuring numerous civilians.
Here's what the destruction of Aleppo looks like in numbers.
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1,000: People reportedly injured in eastern Aleppo in the last week alone
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0: Fully operational hospitals in the east of the city
The World Health Organization (WHO) paints a grim picture of the medical situation on the ground. However, some facilities continue to function, mostly in form of underground bunkers, makeshift adapted flats, and what one doctor — who's now in Chicago but who worked in Aleppo prior to its encirclement — described as "field hospitals."
A newly repaired maternity hospital, the only one in the east of the city, was struck by a bombardment and entirely destroyed earlier this week.
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