More rescue ships have arrived in Libya's western port of Benghazi. Doctors are rushing to treat the wounded. It comes as the rebels say they are fast running out of money, and fears are growing of another humanitarian crisis. Doctors at Benghazi's main hospitals say they are terribly short on supplies.

The commotion of a busy Benghazi hospital emergency room. The latest victims of the intense fighting in Misrata.

They arrived in Benghazi by the boat that took 5 days to dock - then a grueling 24 hour journey delayed again as Gaddafi forces shelled the port city as they fled - killing several.

Ibrahim Youseff Shabani is happy to be alive. The 22-year-old engineering student from Misrata lost four of his friends and his leg when they were hit.

Ibrahim Youseff Shabani, said, "We were loading weapons into my car to bring to Anti Qadaffi forces on the front line when a missile blew up next to us he tell us."

Abdul Qasim survived the blast that killed two journalists last week.

Abdul Qasim, said, "as soon as I am better I will return to the frontline in Misrata."

Doctors and nurses work quickly to treat the senseless injuries of war.

Dr. Sabra Howari, said, "This patient comes from Misrata, he has a gunshot in the chest and fracture in the right lower limb."

Five-year-old Aesha looks on. She is a victim of the offensive, but in a different way. As the war rages her cancer has gone untreated.

Natalie Carney, Benghazi Libya, said, "Daily more patients are arriving from Misrata and other front line cities. Filing up beds, filling up rooms in hospitals across Benghazi,leaving doctors here are becoming more concerned about the increasing lack of space and medicine."

Dr. Sabra Howari, said, :Not enough bed in this hospital. I need the medicine, the drug. The number of the doctors and the help is not the same as the patients that come from Misrata and Ajdabya."

Aesha has cancer in her right eye. Her uncle brought her on board the ship from their hometown of Misrata desperately seeking the help she needs to keep her cancer at bay.

Nouri Abdullah Hussain, said, "She use to get chemotherapy in Tripoli before the uprising, but now the trip is too dangerous. She has not received treatment for two months. Her situation is deteriorating day by day he admits. She is in a lot of pain."

Aesha's cancer has returned twice and her doctor tells us she only has months to live.

Not even her favorite toys can make her smile anymore.

Her uncle is happy she will start therapy again in Benghazi. These patients are lucky to have escaped the worst of the violence, but for Aesah her battle is an internal struggle that has little to do with this war- but it has been made all the more desperate because of it.

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