UN seeks access to Yarmouk's besieged thousands

Yarmouk refugee camp near the Syrian capital Damascus is in ruins after street fights with self-proclaimed Islamic State militants.

A demolished building in the Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp in the Syrian capital Damascus.

There are reports most of the Yarmouk refugee camp near the Syrian capital Damascus is in ruins after street fights with self-proclaimed Islamic State militants.

The United Nations Security Council says it will look at how to help around 18,000 Palestinian refugees and Syrian civilians in the camp.

Darren Mara reports.

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