Syria war: Scores of civilians killed in Eastern Ghouta strikes
Bombardments by Syrian government forces have killed at least 100 people including 20 children in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area outside Damascus, rescue teams and monitors say.
This would make Monday one of the deadliest days for the district since it came under siege in 2013.
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The Syria Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, said bombs were continuing to fall on Tuesday morning.
Syrian forces stepped up an offensive to retake the area earlier this month.
The Eastern Ghouta is the last major opposition enclave near the capital and is completely surrounded by areas under government control.
Local Co-ordination Committees, an opposition activist network, reports that civilians have been killed and wounded in fresh air strikes on Douma, Misraba and al-Nashabiya.
The White Helmets, a rescue group, said three people were killed in Misraba and four were killed in al-Marj on Tuesday.
The UK-based monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) and the White Helmets both said more than 100 people had died in bombing on Monday.
Urging a halt to the bombardment, a UN official said the situation was spiralling out of control.
Last week the Eastern Ghouta, home to almost 400,000 people, received its first aid delivery in almost three months.
Meanwhile, Turkey warned the Syrian government not to help Kurds fighting against Turkish forces in northern Syria.