Damascus water shortage threatens children, U.N. says

Boys play in the rebel held besieged Douma neighbourhood of DamascusBy Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – Children are at risk of waterborne diseases in Syria&;s capital Damascus where 5.5 million people have had little or no running water for two weeks, the United Nations said on Friday. "There is a major concern about the risk of waterborne diseases among children," UNICEF spokesman Christophe Boulierac said.

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