Aid agencies 'overwhelmed' by flood of Syria refugees

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Muhammad Hamed  /  ReutersSyrian refugees fleeing violence in their country take a break after they crossed into Jordanian territory with their families from Syria into Jordan, near the town of Ramtha on Sept. 15. By NBC News' Ian Johnston and wire reportsAid agencies need more than $340 million to help hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the violence in Syria, the United Nations said in a statement Thursday.

The U.N. issued an appeal for extra money and predicted 700,000 refugees would be living in neighboring countries by the end of the year. There were 41,500 Syrians refugees outside the country in March, according to the U.N.

Follow @NBCNewsWorld The U.N. said that it had to date received $141.5 million in response to a previous appeal for $193.2 million, but it said it now needed a total of $487.9 million.

The statement said that 2,000 to 3,000 refugees were crossing into neighboring countries every day.

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Thats the effect of war...war that only destroys and leave everlasting scars.