Five children among seven dead in eastern Syria floods
Rescue teams searched flooded areas as officials said seven others were injured and four people remained missing after torrential rains.
- On Oct 30, torrential rains triggered flash floods in eastern Syria, killing seven people including five children, while four others remain missing.
- Flooding has hit the provinces of Raqqa, Deir, and Hasakah, damaging infrastructure and causing seven culverts to collapse, cutting off access to several areas.
- More than 350 students were evacuated from two schools, while 375 families left camps in Raqqa as Teams pumped water from around 250 homes.
- Saleh stated that civil defence Teams carried out more than 550 emergency operations, rescuing 60 people trapped by floodwater and responding to more than 900 distress calls.
- Authorities suspended classes in Raqqa, Hasakah, and Deir on Thursday, while forecasters warned unsettled weather could continue into Saturday, complicating search efforts.
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The Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management, Raed Al-Saleh, announced the death of seven citizens who had drowned, including five children, as well as a man who had died as a result of a traffic accident caused by the floods, while civil defence teams were able to rescue 60 civilians after the floods had surrounded their vehicles, four persons were still missing and intensive searches were under way to find them.
Flash floods in rural eastern Syria have killed at least five people, including four children, and left five others missing. Twenty-five rescue workers are on the run and hundreds of people have been evacuated.
5 killed, including 4 children, amid heavy rain and flash floods in Syria
Flash flooding and heavy rains in Syria killed five people, including four children, authorities said Thursday. Four children died by drowning in the governorates of Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor
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