Two Killed, Others Missing as Flash Floods Hit Northwest Syria

Two killed, others missing as flash floods hit northwest Syria

Flash floods swept through northwestern Syria amid heavy rain on Saturday evening, resulting in the deaths of at least two children and widespread damage in displacement camps. A third child was rescued after being swept away by floods caused by heavy rainfall in the Ain Issa area in  Syria’s coastal Latakia governorate. The three children were reportedly siblings. The floods also trapped three people in the village of Al-Assaliyah, with civil d…

Casualties and Damage as Rainstorm Floods Northern Syria Camps - Enab Baladi

Heavy rainfall on Saturday, 7 February, in northwestern Syria triggered flash floods that killed children, caused widespread damage in displacement camps, and threatened health facilities. Two children died and a third was rescued, they are siblings according to initial information, after floodwaters swept them away in the Ain Issa area (northern Latakia countryside, northwestern Syria), according to the Syrian Civil Defense. Rescue teams from t…