United Nations, May 14 (RHC)-- The United Nations has warned about deteriorating humanitarian situation in Fallujah, where thousands of Iraqis are trapped without food under the control of Daesh terrorists.  The UN World Food Program said in a report that the food situation for 60,000 civilians in Fallujah is troubling.

“As the siege continued in Fallujah for the third consecutive month, no sign of improvement was recorded in March; food prices remain extremely high, and stocks in shops and households are depleting,” said the report.  It added: “In March, the price of wheat was six times more expensive than in December."

The report, which was recently conducted by a mobile phone survey, said markets and shops in the city have run out of food supplies, such as sugar, wheat, rice, vegetable oil and lentils. 

Human Rights Watch said in a report that Fallujah residents were starving, with what little food available being sold at exorbitant prices.  The report said people were forced to eat food from grass.

Fallujah, which lies about 50 km west of Baghdad, is considered to be one of the two main strongholds of Daesh.  The other city is Mosul, located in northern Iraq.