Flash floods kill five in Syria

Four children drowned in bodies of water, while another man died in a car accident caused by the floods.

A displaced Syrian girl sweeps rainwater from the floor of her family's tent following a rainstorm at the al-Talae displacement camp in Hasakah, northeastern Syria, on October 29, 2026 [Baderkhan Ahmad/AP Photo]

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

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

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

A displaced Syrian man stands in floodwater following a rainstorm at the al-Talae displacement camp in Hasakah, northeastern Syria, on October 29, 2026 [Baderkhan Ahmad/AP Photo]

Thursday marked the second day the ministry recorded responses to flooding across the country. It continues to issue situation updates on its X account.

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

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

Emergency teams also reported rescuing 15 civilians whose vehicles were trapped by floodwaters. The ministry said it evacuated approximately 375 families from three camps on the rural outskirts of Raqqa.

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

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

四名儿童溺亡于水中，另有一名男子死于洪水引发的车祸。

2026年10月29日，在叙利亚东北部哈塞克省的塔拉伊难民营，一名流离失所的叙利亚女孩在暴雨过后，清扫她家帐篷地板上的雨水。[巴德尔汗·艾哈迈德/美联社照片]

叙利亚多个省份遭遇暴雨袭击，北部和东部地区至少有五人死亡，其中包括四名儿童。

紧急事务和灾害管理部周四发表声明称，这四名儿童均在拉卡省和代尔祖尔省的水域溺亡。

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在拉卡西部乡村的萨尔马尼桥附近，一名男子因汽车被洪水围困而丧生。

包括两名儿童在内的另外五人仍在暴雨中失踪，这场暴雨已经袭击了该国。

2026年10月29日，在叙利亚东北部哈塞克省的塔拉伊难民营，一名流离失所的叙利亚男子站在暴雨后的洪水中。[巴德尔汗·艾哈迈德/美联社照片]

周四是该部记录全国各地洪灾应对措施的第二天。该部将继续在其X账号上发布最新情况。

该部报告称，受灾地区的基础设施遭到破坏，多座桥梁中断，这些地区包括阿勒颇、拉卡、代尔祖尔、哈塞克和霍姆斯。

叙利亚国家通讯社SANA报道称，位于塔布卡以西的萨尔马尼桥在洪水中坍塌，导致连接拉卡和阿勒颇的道路封闭。

救援队还报告称，他们救出了15名车辆被洪水围困的平民。该部表示，他们已从拉卡郊区三个营地疏散了约375个家庭。

这并非该国首次面临暴雨及其引发的洪水威胁。

联合国儿童基金会6月份报告称，今年迄今为止已有17000人受到洪水的影响。当时，该联合国机构表示，700个家庭流离失所，其中包括约2000名儿童，代尔祖尔省和拉卡省的49座水处理厂也停止了运行。