Child Dies Due To Lack Of Medical Care In Al-Hawl Refugee Camp In Syria - Reports

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th December, 2020) A child has died as a result of lacking medical care in the Al-Hawl refugee camp, controlled by the US-backed militants in the northeastern Syrian province of Al-Hasakah, Syrian state media reported.

Poor humanitarian conditions - including a severe shortage of food and water - result in the spread of diseases among residents of the camp, especially children, sources told the SANA news agency on late Friday.� �

The situation in the camp is also complicated by the increasing crime rates.

The Al-Hawl camp is located in the north of Syria controlled by the Arab-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). According to various estimates, the camp is home to 65,000-70,000 refugees, mostly women and children from the families of the Islamic State terrorist group (banned in Russia) militants.