UNITED NATIONS, United States: Some 400 Syrians on the brink of death must be urgently evacuated from Madaya to receive medical treatment, the United Nations said Monday after the first deliveries of aid in months arrived in the besieged town.

Aid workers found the 400 Syrians suffering from starvation, malnourishment and other illnesses during a visit to a hospital in Madaya, said UN aid chief Stephen O’Brien.

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