unicef and united nations children s fund. i know you re on the phone with us. the story that we just saw from a hospital in aleppo, it s just surreal auto and that s the aftermath of one bombing, just one. what do you know about this new evacuation agreement and whether it s going to work? yes. you mentioned, the situation is extremely bad, and we are concerned about the well-being of the children who are still in the besieged place in aleppo. they ve been waiting for days in the freezing cold. these are hundreds of children who are vulnerable who have lived for months with the bare minimum to survive and we are deeply worried about their fate.
we begin with aleppo. thousands trapped in the eastern city in freezing temperatures. they hope a new deal to evacuate them comes through. reuters is reporting the syrian government has confirmed a deal that it will hold. just on friday, the last evacuations were suspended. the new deal is more complicated. syria and its ally, iran, want the two towns on the lower left of this map also to be evacuated. those towns are near i had lip city and have been besieged by rebels. this is a life or death situation for them. a journalist working with channel 4 news was able to video there before the cease-fire went into effect. reporter matt fry explains the footage is just a glimpse of the absolute hell aleppo has become. this is the aftermath of just
it s been a long time and nothing has protected them and for the people of aleppo who are still there, this is a life or death situation. a journalist working with channel 4 news was able to video there before the cease-fire came into effect. reporter matt fry explains that their footage is just a glimpse of the absolute hell aleppo has become. we guarantee you what you are about to see is chilling. here it is. for a wild that can t find its own. aleppo is a grim stage with an
sitting there, living in all that right there. there s an elderly man trying to get out carrying whatever he can. it s just unbelievable that there are children living in that alive in this freezing winter and no one is coming for them yet. we know that unicef will as soon as it can. thank you for talking with us. for those of you watching, you can help syrians caught up in this horrendous situation in aleppo and elsewhere in syria and iraq as well. cnn has a list of aid organizations helping families. escape and receive very basic supplies. go to cnn.com/impact. you ll find a full list. we turn now to other news. a suicide attack at a military base in southern yemen killed at least 41 soldiers. the bomber attacked the base in aidan sunday morning as soldiers lined up to get paychecks.
elsewhere in aleppo. they have been telling us horrendous stories on how they survived and the conditions they have been living. it s winter. the conditions are very basic. the priority is to provide warm clothes, nutrition, immunization and screening for malnutrition amongst children and to provide also services so that these children can be returned back to some normalcy, such as education and support so that they can get some kind of routine and structure. we hear the concern in your voice and certainly the frustration because this agreement has some complications and they re just children