Kurdish Refugees Fleeing The Islamic State To Turkey Have Doubled In the Past 24 Hours To 130,000

Turkey Closes Some Border Crossings As 130,000 Flee From ISIS In Syria -- CNN

(CNN) -- The multitude of refugees who have arrived in Turkey, fleeing ISIS offensives in Syria, increased to 130,000 on Monday, the UNHCR said.

But the unprecedented surge that broke loose Friday has slowed, as Turkey has reduced the number of open crossings from eight or nine to just two, said Ariane Rummery, a spokeswoman for the United Nations refugee agency.

Processing the refugees is also taking time.

New arrivals are being searched for arms, receiving medical checks, being identified and receiving ID cards that they can use in Turkey to show their status to local authorities.

"Children are being vaccinated," Rummery said.

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More News On The Massive Refugee Crisis On The Turkish - Syrian Border

Turkey closes borders as 130,000 Syrians flee Isis onslaught against innocents with stolen tanks and artillery -- Daily Mail
Turkey locks down border after refugee surge from Syria fleeing Islamic State -- Washington Post
Syria crisis: Turkey 'ready for the worst' as more than 130,000 seek refuge from Islamic State advances. -- ABC News (Australia)
Some 130,000 Syrians reach Turkey, fleeing IS -- AP
130,000 Syrian Kurds Fleeing IS, Reach Turkey -- VOA
130,000 Syrians Fleeing ISIS Reach Turkey in Four-Day Period -- NBC
New clashes erupt at Syrian-Turkish border as 100k+ refugees flee -- RT
Number of Syrian refugees fleeing ISIS hits 130,000 in four days, Turkish pol says -- FOX News/AP
The Syrian Kurds fleeing Isis add to headaches for Turkey, and Obama -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian

My Comment: This humanitarian crisis is ethnic cleansing at it's worse, and with the border now closed and winter just a few months away .... it will probably turn catastrophic.