Floodwaters from the Euphrates River have inundated large parts of eastern Syria, destroying farmland, damaging homes and disrupting critical water infrastructure in what authorities describe as an exceptional rise in river levels.


Syria Floods: Worst Flooding in Decades Devastates River Communities

Record low rainfall has resulted in a drought. The Euphrates river which provides water to Iraq and Syria has been drying up. The harvest has been hit, food security is under threat.

Syria: Historic drought devastates the country's breadbasket

Millions in Iraq and Syria are facing water shortage as the region's longest river the Euphrates dries up. The Euphrates was a lifeline for many countries. The shortage has led to a shortfall of hydropower.

Drought hits West Asia's longest Euphrates river

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Syria Floods: Worst Flooding in Decades Devastates River Communities

Syria: Historic drought devastates the country's breadbasket

Drought hits West Asia's longest Euphrates river