Key facts
- Seven people, including five children, died in flash floods.
- Seven others were injured.
- Four people are missing.
- Flooding affected Raqqa, Deir al-Zor, Hasakah and parts of Aleppo.
- Over 550 emergency operations were conducted by civil defence teams.
Seven people, including five children, died and seven others were injured after torrential rains triggered flash floods in eastern Syria, authorities said on Friday. Four people remain missing and rescue teams are continuing to search flooded areas. The floods 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. 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.