BBC: Syria war: Eastern Ghouta bombing 'catastrophic'
A doctor working in the Syrian rebel enclave of the Eastern Ghouta says the situation is "catastrophic" - and he believes the international community has abandoned the people living there.
"We don't have anything - no food, no medicine, no shelter," Dr Bassam told the BBC. "We don't have bread. We don't have anything."
"Maybe every minute we have 10 or 20 air strikes," Dr Bassam said.
Three days of bombing in the area has reportedly killed nearly 300 people.
The Syrian military says it is trying to liberate the area from terrorists - but it has also been accused of targeting civilians.
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