Syrian crisis swamps neighbours

The United Nations says the Syrian conflict has prompted the worst refugee crisis since the Rwandan genocide, and aid organisations are struggling to cope.

Syrian crisis swamps neighbours

World Vision Australia is just one agency working to provide relief at refugee camps in neighbouring countries such as Jordan and Lebanon.

 

World Vision CEO Tim Costello says these countries are struggling to accomodate the arrival of nearly 6,000 refugees each day, with makeshift camps being set up in the desert.

 

Mr Costello has just returned from visiting two of those camps at Zaatari and Azraq in Jordan.

 

He told Calliste Weitenberg the camps are growing at an unprecedented rate.