Euphrates flooding forces families to flee in eastern Syria as water levels hit 15-year high. Authorities opened dam spillway gates after Turkish warning of rare flood wave, official says.
Unusually high water levels in the Euphrates River have forced families to flee low-lying areas in Raqqa and Deir al-Zour provinces, Syrian officials said, as authorities opened spillway gates at the Euphrates Dam to manage inflows reaching nearly 2,000 cubic meters per second, the highest in over 15 years.
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