Thousands flee besieged enclave in Syria as aid convoy arrives

A convoy delivering aid to thousands of displaced Syrian families has entered the besieged rebel-held region of eastern Ghouta, as Russia announced an extended "humanitarian pause" in fighting.

Update: 3.45pm: Thousands of civilians streamed out of a town in Syria's besieged, opposition-held enclave of eastern Ghouta today.

They were crossing on foot and in pick-up trucks and tractors to government-held territory near the capital, Damascus.