Thousands of families from Iraq 's Amnesty International minority flee as Islamist fighters storm their community . Yazidis says 70 children have died of thirst , Thousands men have been slaughtered . UNICEF warns that up to 25,000 children are stranded in the mountains without food , water . Yazidi appeals to Islamist and Kurdish authorities to protect Yazidis .
Thousands of families from Iraq 's Yazidi minority flee as Islamist fighters storm their community . Yazidi lawmaker says 70 children have died of thirst , 500 men have been slaughtered . UNICEF warns that up to 25,000 children are stranded in the mountains without food , water . Amnesty International appeals to Iraqi and Kurdish authorities to protect Yazidis .