Hundreds of refugees make their way across the Syrian border into Jordan. Many have walked up to 20 kilometers to flee the ongoing civil war in Syria.
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Hundreds of refugees make their way across the Syrian border into Jordan. Many have walked up to 20 kilometers to flee the ongoing civil war in Syria.
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Roughly half of the refugees making their way into Jordan are children, many carrying olives and other goods from their farms as a reminder of what they've left behind.
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Roughly half of the refugees making their way into Jordan are children, many carrying olives and other goods from their farms as a reminder of what they've left behind.
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Jordan has deployed extra soldiers to their northern border to deal with the influx of Syrian refugees.
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Jordan has deployed extra soldiers to their northern border to deal with the influx of Syrian refugees.
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Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees -- many of them carrying what little they have after their homes were destroyed -- have streamed into Jordan since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011.
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Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees -- many of them carrying what little they have after their homes were destroyed -- have streamed into Jordan since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011.
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The oldest are often the last ones to make it across the border, and Jordan has deployed doctors to the border to assist with the most vulnerable.
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The oldest are often the last ones to make it across the border, and Jordan has deployed doctors to the border to assist with the most vulnerable.
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These refugees came from the outskirts of Damascus, the Syrian capital. Like many children, this little boy walked unaccompanied across the border.
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These refugees came from the outskirts of Damascus, the Syrian capital. Like many children, this little boy walked unaccompanied across the border.
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The boy refused to speak to CNN, but opened up to this Jordanian border security force doctor.
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The boy refused to speak to CNN, but opened up to this Jordanian border security force doctor.
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This man told us he was 100 years old and displaced twice after his home was destroyed.
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This man told us he was 100 years old and displaced twice after his home was destroyed.
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A father poses with his twins near the Jordanian border. The man told CNN he came across the border with about 10 other members of his family from the Damascus suburbs.
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A father poses with his twins near the Jordanian border. The man told CNN he came across the border with about 10 other members of his family from the Damascus suburbs.
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The majority of the refugees walking across the border are women with children. Many of the men have either stayed behind to fight or have been killed during the three-year civil war in Syria.
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The majority of the refugees walking across the border are women with children. Many of the men have either stayed behind to fight or have been killed during the three-year civil war in Syria.
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After they arrive at the border they're put into Jordanian border police trucks and taken to a remote border camp for registration.
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After they arrive at the border they're put into Jordanian border police trucks and taken to a remote border camp for registration.
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Exhausted refugees pile into a truck for the half hour trip to the border camp, where they will be given food and water and processed.
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Exhausted refugees pile into a truck for the half hour trip to the border camp, where they will be given food and water and processed.
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The road from the border to the camp is unpaved; here a Jordanian truck is stuck in the mud after recent spells of rain. The truck had to be pulled out of the mud by an armored personnel carrier.
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The road from the border to the camp is unpaved; here a Jordanian truck is stuck in the mud after recent spells of rain. The truck had to be pulled out of the mud by an armored personnel carrier.
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It typically takes a day or two for new arrivals to be registered as refugees at the border camp.
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It typically takes a day or two for new arrivals to be registered as refugees at the border camp.
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Children arriving at the base camp were overjoyed to see a playground, but after registering as refugees they still face a 400 kilometer drive to the Zaatari refugee camp.
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Children arriving at the base camp were overjoyed to see a playground, but after registering as refugees they still face a 400 kilometer drive to the Zaatari refugee camp.
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More than 100,000 Syrian refugees currently call Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan home. It is the second largest refugee camp in the world and, if it was a city, would rank among Jordan's largest.
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More than 100,000 Syrian refugees currently call Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan home. It is the second largest refugee camp in the world and, if it was a city, would rank among Jordan's largest.
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Roughly half of Zaatari's residents are children -- and 42% of families in the camp are led by a female head of household.
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Roughly half of Zaatari's residents are children -- and 42% of families in the camp are led by a female head of household.
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There are several play areas for children in Zaatari, which is run jointly by the U.N. and the Jordanian government.
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There are several play areas for children in Zaatari, which is run jointly by the U.N. and the Jordanian government.
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Safah (R) has been living for more than a year in Zaatari with her parents and five siblings. She lost her leg in a rocket attack outside Damascus.
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Safah (R) has been living for more than a year in Zaatari with her parents and five siblings. She lost her leg in a rocket attack outside Damascus.
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Safah's father says she was an active and sociable girl before the attack. Now, he says she's become more withdrawn.
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Safah's father says she was an active and sociable girl before the attack. Now, he says she's become more withdrawn.
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There are three schools in Zaatari. The U.N. estimates that nearly 3 million children in Syria have been forced to quit their education as a result of the civil war.
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There are three schools in Zaatari. The U.N. estimates that nearly 3 million children in Syria have been forced to quit their education as a result of the civil war.
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This is the World Food Program's bread distribution center in Zaatari. There are two lines to get bread -- one for men, one for women.
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This is the World Food Program's bread distribution center in Zaatari. There are two lines to get bread -- one for men, one for women.
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Every morning, an estimated 30,000 people come to collect bread for their families. On average, 500,000 portions of fresh bread are distributed daily in the camp.
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Every morning, an estimated 30,000 people come to collect bread for their families. On average, 500,000 portions of fresh bread are distributed daily in the camp.
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This is a child friendly space, one of several in the camp. There are separate sessions for girls and boys.
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This is a child friendly space, one of several in the camp. There are separate sessions for girls and boys.
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Rowaida Abu-Zaid used to own a salon in Syria. She now runs one of three wedding shops in Zaatari. In the summer she says she organizes up to four weddings a day.
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Rowaida Abu-Zaid used to own a salon in Syria. She now runs one of three wedding shops in Zaatari. In the summer she says she organizes up to four weddings a day.
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There are three schools in Zaatari, but only about 20% of the children attend class.
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There are three schools in Zaatari, but only about 20% of the children attend class.
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There are more than 23,000 children in Zaatari. Thousands more are expected to arrive in the coming year.
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There are more than 23,000 children in Zaatari. Thousands more are expected to arrive in the coming year.
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There are more than 17,000 pre-fabricated homes in Zaatari. Each unit holds a family of five and costs $3,000. But in Zaatari's "gray market" they sell for $1,000 each.
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There are more than 17,000 pre-fabricated homes in Zaatari. Each unit holds a family of five and costs $3,000. But in Zaatari's "gray market" they sell for $1,000 each.
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The UNHCR is working to replace all of the tents at Zaatari with prefabricated homes. The goal is to get 80,000 residents into pre-fabricated units by the summer.
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The UNHCR is working to replace all of the tents at Zaatari with prefabricated homes. The goal is to get 80,000 residents into pre-fabricated units by the summer.
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In the meantime, the Jordanians are building a new refugee camp. Officials say it can accommodate 30,000 right now, but could end up holding more than 100,000 refugees.
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In the meantime, the Jordanians are building a new refugee camp. Officials say it can accommodate 30,000 right now, but could end up holding more than 100,000 refugees.
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