A resident rows a small boat through floodwaters outside a submerged home along the banks of the Euphrates River near Deir ez-Zor, Syria, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
Rare flooding along the Euphrates River in northern and eastern Syria prompted officials to urge residents living along its banks to move inland. Heavy rains led authorities to open gates at the Euphrates Dam.
People wave while standing on a bridge damaged by overflowing waters from the Euphrates River near Deir ez-Zor, Syria, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)Residents travel by boat along the flooded Euphrates River near Deir ez-Zor, Syria, Thursday, May 28, 2026, as damaged bridge structures are seen in the background. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)Bridges damaged by overflowing waters from the Euphrates River are seen near Deir ez-Zor, Syria, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)A resident carries belongings recovered from a submerged home while another uses an inflatable inner tube to navigate floodwaters along the banks of the Euphrates River near Deir ez-Zor, Syria, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)A tent belonging to displaced residents stands partially submerged in floodwaters along the banks of the Euphrates River near Raqqa, northeastern Syria, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)A man walks through a flooded restaurant along the banks of the Euphrates River near Raqqa, northeastern Syria, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)Two men sit on a structure damaged by overflowing waters from the Euphrates River near Deir ez-Zor, Syria, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)Farmers rescue stranded cattle using a flat-bottomed boat in a flooded farm area along the banks of the Euphrates River near Deir ez-Zor, Syria, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)People walk across and stand on a bridge damaged by overflowing waters from the Euphrates River near Deir ez-Zor, Syria, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)A flock of ducks swims through a flooded farm area along the banks of the Euphrates River near Deir ez-Zor, Syria, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
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