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Five children among seven dead in eastern Syria floods

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Seven people died and seven were injured when torrential rains caused flash floods in eastern Syria on October 30, according to Emergency and Disaster Management Minister Raed al-Saleh. Five of the deceased were children who drowned in floodwaters, while one person died in a traffic accident; details about the seventh death are unknown. The flooding affected provinces including Raqqa, Deir al-Zor, Hasakah, and parts of Aleppo, damaging infrastructure and displacing families. Syrian civil defence teams conducted over 550 emergency operations since the storms began, rescuing 60 people and responding to more than 900 distress calls.

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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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Four people remain missing and rescue teams are continuing to search flooded areas, Emergency and Disaster Management Minister Raed al-Saleh said in a statement on X. The five children drowned in pools of water formed by the floods, while another person died in a traffic accident, Saleh said, without providing details of the seventh death.

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Five children among seven dead in eastern Syria floods · assertive framing

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Five children among seven dead in eastern Syria floods Oct 30 - Seven people, including five children, have died and seven others were injured after torrential rains triggered flash floods in eastern Syria, authorities said on Friday. asserted

authorities → include → Friday

Saleh → remain → death

Flooding has hit the eastern provinces of Raqqa, Deir al-Zor and Hasakah, as well as parts of Aleppo, damaging infrastructure, cutting off roads and forcing families to leave their homes. asserted

Flooding → hit → homes

Syria's civil defence teams have carried out more than 550 emergency operations since the storms began, rescuing 60 people trapped by floodwater and responding to more than 900 distress calls, Saleh said. asserted

Saleh → carry → calls

Emergency crews evacuated more than 350 students from two schools and helped 375 families leave camps in Raqqa province. asserted

families → evacuate → province

Teams also responded to flooding at camps in rural Aleppo and Idlib, and pumped water from around 250 homes and public buildings. asserted

Teams → respond → homes

In Deir al-Zor, the floods damaged roads and telecommunications infrastructure, disrupting transport and communications, state news agency SANA reported. asserted

SANA → damage → transport

Heavy rainfall also caused seven culverts to collapse, cutting off access to several areas. asserted

culverts → cause → areas

Authorities suspended classes in Raqqa, Hasakah and Deir al-Zor on Thursday, while forecasters warned unsettled weather could continue into Saturday. uncertain

weather → suspend → Saturday