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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kaamil Ahmed

Health services across Idlib ‘no longer functioning’, say Syrian doctors

A man in dark green scrubs stands in a wrecked room with a hospital bed and debris.
Strikes have caused power outages and malfunctioning equipment. Photograph: Ali Haj Suleiman

Health services are no longer functioning in the Syrian city of Idlib after a series of airstrikes on key hospitals damaged intensive care units and specialised services, doctors said.

At least two intensive care patients have died because of power and oxygen shortages caused by the airstrikes, according to the rescue group White Helmets, and hospitals have had to evacuate patients or move them into basements.

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