Absence of medical assistance in Syria's Rukban camp left 100 people dead

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Fri, 16 Nov 2018 - 12:44 GMT

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Deputy Defence Minister Yuri Borisov visit the Gorbunov Aviation factory in Kazan, Russia January 25, 2018 - Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Deputy Defence Minister Yuri Borisov visit the Gorbunov Aviation factory in Kazan, Russia January 25, 2018 - Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS

CAIRO - 16 November 2018: Russian Health Ministry spokesman Sergey Grabchak reported that diseases and absence of medical assistance in the Rukban refugee camp in Syria led to the deaths of more than 100 people, Sputnik news agency reported on Friday.

According to the Russian Health Ministry, the disastrous sanitary and epidemiological situation in the camp, an outbreak of infectious diseases was likely, while refugees almost did not receive medical assistance.

"All these circumstances lead to a high mortality rate. Over the past month alone, more than 100 people died in Rukban. I confirm the difficult, disastrous situation in Rukban," Grabchak said.

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