Residents of Syria’s Eastern Ghouta Running out of Food, Essentials

“During the first day since the hotline was launched by the Center for Syrian reconciliation in Damascus city, we received more than 30 calls from civilians in Eastern Ghouta, as well as from their families and relatives in Damascus. In their appeals, people complain about the lack of medical care, water, food, electricity,” center’s interpreters' department Head Aleksandr Maslennikov said, Sputnik reported.

According to the official, some local residents attempted to bribe the militants in exchange for an opportunity to leave Eastern Ghouta, but the militants refused.

 “We also received complaints about the fact that the militants increased the prices for basic necessities, as well as for food products by dozens of times. People do not have an opportunity to eat properly, and many are ready to resort to eating stray animals,” Maslennikov said.