Flooding from Euphrates River damages homes and prompts evacuations in Syria
Authorities said 1,800 cubic meters of water per second were released from the Euphrates Dam, damaging homes, farms and businesses.
- Water levels of the Euphrates River in northern and eastern Syria rose over two days, prompting officials on Tuesday to warn of possible flooding in Raqqa and Deir el-Zour as authorities urged residents on the banks to move inland.
- Unusual rainfall this year forced authorities to open gates at the Euphrates Dam to reduce pressure, creating rare flooding in Syria since Turkey built dams decades ago controlling Euphrates flow into Syria and Iraq.
- State news agency SANA reported about 1,800 cubic meters of water flowing per second after gates opened, with floods damaging agricultural fields and businesses in regions that earlier this year witnessed clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters.
- Syria's Civil Defense issued warnings against swimming, using small bridges, or operating boats, ordering residents to evacuate with livestock to higher areas, while displaced residents like For Sabha Mohammed from Maadan lost belongings as flooding began early morning.
- No casualties were reported in the rare flooding event, though extraordinary scenes emerged as water several centimeters high filled restaurant halls where fish were seen swimming, underscoring the unusual nature of the inundation across both provinces.
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Flooding from Euphrates River damages homes and prompts evacuations in Syria
Water levels of the Euphrates River in northern and eastern Syria have risen, causing flooding over the past two days. Officials said Tuesday that authorities are urging residents on the banks to move inland. The floods affected the provinces of…
Syrian authorities warn of possible Euphrates flooding in Raqqa and Deir Ezzor
Raqqa, May 25 (SANA) Syrian Civil Defense warned residents in Raqqa and Deir Ezzor provinces, north eastern, on Monday of possible flooding as water levels in the Euphrates River continued to rise following increased water discharge from the Euphrates Dam. The Syrian Civil Defense said, citing the Early Warning and Preparedness Department and the General Authority for the Euphrates Dam, that river levels could rise by more than two meters after …
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