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Heavy rains in Syria have caused flash floods, resulting in five deaths, including four children, across Raqqa and Deir Az Zor governorates. The Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management reported infrastructure damage, evacuations, and ongoing rescue operations, with one bridge collapsing near al-Salmani Bridge west of Tabqa. Since Thursday, the ministry has been issuing updates on its X account about the situation in affected areas such as Aleppo, Raqqa, Deir Az Zor, Hasakah, and Homs.

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As of October 30, 2026, heavy rains triggered flash floods across several Syrian provinces, leaving seven people dead, including five children who drowned in pools of water formed by the floods. Another person died in a traffic accident, and five others remain missing. The flooding has affected eastern governorates such as Raqqa, Deir Az Zor, and Hasakah, causing infrastructure damage and disrupting transportation. Rescue efforts have included over 550 emergency operations by civil defense teams, rescuing more than 60 people trapped by floodwaters and responding to nearly 900 distress calls. Emergency services also evacuated 350 students from schools in Raqqa province. The Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management continues to issue situation updates on its X account.

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Heavy rains have been pouring over several Syrian provinces, leaving at least five people dead, including four children, in northern and eastern regions. asserted

rains → pour → regions

The four children all drowned in bodies of water across Raqqa and Deir Az Zor governorates, the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management said in a statement on Thursday. asserted

Ministry → drown → Thursday

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Arnab → trigger → thousands

A man also died when his car was caught in floodwaters near al-Salmani Bridge in the western Raqqa countryside. asserted

car → die → countryside

Five others, including two children, remain missing in the storms that have drenched the country. asserted

that → include → country

Bridge collapse Thursday marked the second day the ministry recorded responses to flooding across the country. asserted

ministry → mark → country

It continues to issue situation updates on its X account. asserted

It → continue → account

The ministry reported infrastructure damage and disruptions to several bridges in affected areas: Aleppo, Raqqa, Deir Az Zor, Hasakah and Homs. asserted

ministry → report → areas

State news agency SANA said al-Salmani Bridge, west of Tabqa, collapsed in the flooding, shutting the road linking Raqqa to Aleppo. asserted

Bridge → say → Aleppo

Emergency teams also reported rescuing 15 civilians whose vehicles were trapped by floodwaters. asserted

vehicles → report → floodwaters

The ministry said it evacuated approximately 375 families from three camps on the rural outskirts of Raqqa. asserted

it → say → Raqqa

This is not the first time the country has faced the threat of heavy rains and the flooding that follows. asserted

that → face → rains

UNICEF reported in June that 17,000 people had been adversely affected by flooding so far in the year. asserted

people → report → year

At the time, the UN agency said 700 families had been displaced, including around 2,000 children, and that 49 water treatment plants in Deir Az Zor and Raqqa governorates had also gone out of service. asserted

plants → say → service

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