British couple kidnapped byPlease help us, these people are not treating us well," said Mrs Chandler, speaking to a photographer from the AFP news agency who accompanied the doctor on his visit. "I'm old, I'm 56 and my husband is 60 years old. We need to be together because we have not much time left."
The couple have been held apart in pirate camps in several locations in Somalia since they were captured on their yacht, the Lynn Rival, on Oct 23.
The doctor, Mohamed Helmi Hangul, said Mrs Chandler was in poor health.
"She is sick, she is very anxious, she suffers from insomnia," he said, adding she appeared "disorientated".
The pair are being held between the coastal village of Elhur and the small town of Amara, further inland. They are guarded by pirates armed with assault rifles.
Mr Chandler was said to be in better health than his wife but admitted the conditions of their separate detention were difficult.
"Please help us, we have nobody to help us, we have no children ... We have been in captivity for 98 days and we are not in good condition," he said.
The doctor said Mr Chandler "had a bad cough and seemed to have some fever".
Mr Chandler said in a telephone interview with ITV News on Jan 21 his captors had "lost patience".
Somali pirates appeal for help
Paul and Rachel Chandler, the British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates from their yacht in the Indian Ocean, said they are not being treated well and need urgent help.
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