Flash floods kill five in Syria
Summary
Heavy rains caused flash floods across several Syrian provinces, killing five people, including four children. Flooding damaged bridges and roads, trapped vehicles and forced families to leave camps in the Raqqa countryside.Key Facts
- The four children drowned in Raqqa and Deir Az Zor governorates, according to Syria’s Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management.
- A man died after floodwaters caught his car near al-Salmani Bridge in western Raqqa countryside.
- Five people, including two children, remained missing as of Thursday.
- The flooding damaged infrastructure in Aleppo, Raqqa, Deir Az Zor, Hasakah and Homs.
- Al-Salmani Bridge west of Tabqa collapsed, closing the road between Raqqa and Aleppo, state news agency SANA reported.
- Emergency teams rescued 15 people whose vehicles were trapped in floodwaters.
- Authorities evacuated about 375 families from three camps on the rural outskirts of Raqqa.
- UNICEF said flooding had affected 17,000 people in Syria earlier in 2026; 700 families had been displaced, and 49 water treatment plants had gone out of service.
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