Red Cross says cannot reach Mariupol due to security conditions

FILE PHOTO: Local residents walk along a street next to a building damaged during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 3, 2022. The sign on the vehicle reads: "Children". REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo

A team of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not been able to reach the besieged city of Mariupol on Monday to evacuate civilians, a spokesperson said, citing security conditions.

"Due to security conditions, our team has not been able to reach Mariupol today," spokesperson Jason Straziuso said in emailed comments to Reuters. Previous attempts by the Red Cross to reach the city over recent days and weeks have not succeeded.

(Reporting by Emma Farge; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)