- The #United_Nations UN humanitarian coordination branch (OCHA) said on Tuesday that the military escalation northwest #Syria caused the displacement of more than 200,000 civilians since mid-December.
The UN warned that medical facilities in the area “were struggling to cope” adding that it had recorded 212,140 instances of displacement between December 15 and January 16.
The largest displacement -- 58,338 people -- was to the village of Dana in Idleb province, but other waves of civilians fled to areas in the adjacent provinces of #Aleppo and #Hama.
OCHA said, around 6,700 families fled rebel-held areas of #Hama province to nearby government-controlled territory.
Idleb and neighboring areas are now hosting more than 1.1 million internally displaced #Syrians, according to the #UN.
"Facilities are strained due to the increasing caseload because of the recent displacement," the report said.
"The low winter temperatures and the lack of shelter is exacerbating the health situation of the IDPs (internally displaced people) causing winter-related illnesses."
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