Number of Syrian refugees in Jordan rise to 420,000

The number of Syrian refugees who have crossed into the Kingdom since the beginning of the Syrian crisis 2 year ago stood at 420,152 including 108,000 in the Zaatari refugee camp, according the government spokesman for Syrian refugee affairs Anmar Hmoud.Hmoud added that the number of refugees registered with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR ) has reached 240,000, noting that 55,385 refugees crossed into Jordan over the past 30 days due to continued violence in their country.The spokesman said that the increasing number of the refugees is placing huge burden on the Kingdom, stressing the need for concerted Arab and international efforts to ease the negative impact of the rising number of the refugees on Jordan