RAQQA: Syrian Civil Defense warned residents in Raqqa and Deir Ezzor provinces 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 2 meters after dam discharge was increased to 1,500 cubic meters per second.

RAQQA: Syrian Civil Defense warned residents in Raqqa and Deir Ezzor provinces on Monday of possible flooding as water levels in the Euphrates River continued to rise following…

Water levels of the Euphrates River in northern and eastern Syria have risen, causing flooding over the past two days.