Jordan reels over Syrian refugee crisis

AL JAZEERA:  …A record 6,000 Syrians crossed into Jordan on Tuesday alone and the influx has pushed Jordan’s lone Syrian refugee camp well beyond its 60,000-person capacity.

Jordanian officials say they need urgent funds to build two further camps to host an additional 50,000 refugees.

Earlier this month, Jordan said it hosted 285,000 Syrian refugees, more than half of those displaced by the conflict since March 2011…  (more)