among the towns evacuated we zabadani, also madaya.ebel towns that have become emblematic of the suffering of the civilian population. evacuees recounted times of hardship and famine. >> it was catastrophic. >> one of my children died because there were no yringes to treat his diabetes. some of my children became swollen from eating the soup. reporter: 500 people in total are to be moved by the united states from four towns. zabadani, madaya and also fuaa and kafraya, loyal to the regime and which have been surrounded for months by islamist rebels. >> next, a rebel de delegation m yemen has arrived in kuwait. is group is there for u.n. sponsored peace talks. the negotiations were pushed back after the rebels failed to show up. they said it was in protest against what they described as saudi violations of a 10-day cease-fire. next, migrant crossings in the sea have decreased, according to nato's secretary general. he said the drop in numbers was good news but he warned that smugglers could quickly change routes. migrants arriving on gre