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    Families Go Underground to Survive Syrian Regime’s Bombs

    ‘We adults can bear the hunger, but kids keep crying until they fall asleep,’ says one of thousands hunkering down in Eastern Ghouta

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    Thousands of women, children and men have taken cover underground in unfinished basements, bunkers and tunnels to survive the Syrian government’s bombing campaign on the rebel-held district of Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of Damascus.

    Food is scarce, privacy and hygiene nearly absent. Bathrooms are typically a corner of the room, roped off with curtains.

    The...