16,000 people displaced in Syria's Aleppo, UN humanitarian chief says
Syrian men carrying babies make their way through the rubble of destroyed buildings following a reported air strike on the opposition-held Salihin neighbourhood of the northern city of Aleppo (AFP Photo)


Up to 16,000 people have been displaced in Syria's Aleppo by intense attacks on the opposition-held eastern part of the city, the United Nations humanitarian chief and relief coordinator Stephen O'Brien said on Tuesday, citing initial reports.The area had no functioning hospitals left, food stocks were nearly exhausted and it was likely that thousands more people would flee their homes if fighting persisted in the coming days, he said in an emailed statement.