20,000 displaced Palestinians in Syria face starvation

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20,000 displaced Palestinians in Syria face starvation
By Agence France-Presse
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 16:19 EST

Besieged since June, nearly 20,000 people in Damascus’ Yarmuk Palestinian camp are so desperate for food that many eat stray animals, and some women have resorted to prostitution, according to residents reached via the Internet.

“Many here have slaughtered and eaten cats and dogs, and even a donkey,” said Yarmuk resident Ali, who was a university student when Syria’s revolt erupted in 2011.

“One man who killed a dog couldn’t find any meat to eat on its body, because even the dogs are starving,” he told AFP via Skype.

“What was unimaginable a few months ago is normal now.”