Terror as massive gas explosion rips through Syrian refugee camp
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | March 9, 2013 20:03
A gas explosion has ripped through a crowded Syrian refugee camp in Jordan today.
The fire sent black smoke rising over the Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria.
Authorities said the blaze damaged 35 tents but did not result in any death or injuries.
In December, the U.N. said around one million Syrians have registered as refugees in neighboring Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt since the uprising against President Bashir Assad began two years ago.
Since December the exodus has picked up, with some 7,000 fleeing Syria every day.
Several hundred thousand more have fled the country but haven’t signed up with the U.N. refugee agency.
Most are living in camps. Zaatari, one of Jordan’s largest, is home to some 120,000 people.
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