There are 5,000 people in Lebanon and at least 5,000 in Turkey, said UN humanitarian affairs spokeswoman Stephanie Bunker. Turkey`s Anatolia news agency on Monday estimated there are now more than 6,800 Syrians who have crossed into Turkey.
UN emergency relief coordinator Valerie Amos praised Syria`s neighbors for the help they have given.
"I commend the neighboring states for keeping their borders open and appreciate the assistance they have given," Amos said in a statement which raised new UN concern about the violence which she said has "reportedly killed 1,200 people" on top of the thousands of displaced.
Amos made a new appeal to the Syrian government to let a UN humanitarian team make a proper assessment.
President Bashar al-Assad`s government has refused to let UN aid experts visit stricken towns and blocked a human rights investigation team from entering the country. (*)
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