- A Syrian city still reeling from recent conflict between the Free Syrian Army and the Islamic State is now facing a public health crisis
- Dozens of residents are contracting typhoid fever every day as a result of drinking contaminated water from wells dug outside the city. Raw sewage from ruptured lines are seeping into the wells
- 75 percent of the city was destroyed in the fighting, including much of the healthcare system. Running water has not yet been restored
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