(MENAFN- Morocco World News) Syrians stranded at a sealed border with Jordan have received life-saving food and other supplies from the United Nations.
Jordan sealed the area following an attack in June on Jordanian military personnel. Before the border closure, UN agencies and partners regularly delivered supplies from the Jordanian side to the people stranded in a 'no man's land.' More than 75,000 people seeking to escape the conflict in Syria are living in that area. 'Most are women, children and the elderly many of them sick or wounded who have no access to food or medicine. They are living in tents, enduring temperatures of more than 50 degrees Celsius,' said Mageed Yahia, World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director in Jordan. 'This unconventional operation was designed to give them at least temporary relief,' he explained. data-ad-client="ca-pub-9546318280945074" data-ad-slot="9241175969"> With MAP