RAQQA, Syria (AP) — Water levels of the Euphrates River in northern and eastern Syria rose over the past two days, causing flooding, officials said Tuesday, spurring authorities to urge residents living on the banks to move inland.
There were no reports of casualties in the flooding, which has been rare in Syria since Turkey built dams decades ago that control the flow of the Euphrates into Syria and Iraq. The floods affected the northern province of Raqqa and the eastern province of Deir el-Zour.
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