Syria rescuers report evacuating 375 families after floods

This dossier follows Syria’s October 2026 floods, evacuations, road damage and rescue operations. Tallies are dated and attributed, without treating local figures as a final national assessment.

Last updated : 30 October 20263 key moments

Raqqa in October 2009. Archive view; this image does not show the 2026 flooding. — Bertramz / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — octobre 2009, sans modification.

Where things stand

As of 30 October 2026, the minister reports seven deaths, including five children, four missing people and 60 rescued. More than 550 operations are reported and searches continue. The toll remains provisional and attributed to the authorities.

30 October 2026Reported information

Syria minister raises flood death toll to seven

Syrian Emergency Minister Raed al-Saleh reported seven deaths, including five children, and four people still missing after flooding on 30 October 2026. The updated toll, carried by Reuters and Arabic-language reporting, remains provisional.

Raqqa in October 2009. Archive view; this image does not show the 2026 flooding. — Bertramz / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — octobre 2009, sans modification.

The minister says crews have rescued 60 people and conducted more than 550 operations since the severe weather began. Searches continue in flooded areas.

The dossier’s previous toll, dated 29 October, stood at five dead and five missing. The higher death count and progress of searches update the available information without establishing a final toll. The figures remain attributed to the authorities; both reports refer to the same ministerial assessment.

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29 October 2026Reported information

Syria floods: five dead and five missing, ministry says

Syria's emergency ministry reported on 29 October 2026 that floods had killed five people, including four children, with five others missing. The new toll concerns rural areas including Raqqa, Deir Ezzor and Aleppo.

Raqqa town centre in 2009. — Raqqa in October 2009. Archive photograph; it does not show the 2026 floods. — Bertramz / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — octobre 2009, sans modification.

The ministry also reports 25 people rescued after being trapped by floodwater or stranded in vehicles in Raqqa, Deir Ezzor and Homs governorates. It says search operations are continuing.

The toll updates earlier information on evacuations and emergency interventions. The figures remain attributed to the authorities and do not constitute a final count for all affected areas.

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28 October 2026Reported information

Syria rescuers report evacuating 375 families after floods

Syrian rescuers said they had evacuated about 375 families from rain-hit camps in the Raqqa area, in an update published on 29 October 2026. The Emergency Ministry also reported rescuing 15 people.

Archive view of central Raqqa. — Central Raqqa in October 2009. Archive photo; it does not show the 2026 flooding. — Bertramz / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — octobre 2009, sans modification.

The ministry’s tally covers operations completed by 11:30 p.m. on 28 October across six governorates. It lists 165 responses and more than 350 reports, with seven bridges, crossings or unpaved roads rendered unusable.

Field observations by ANHA also describe damaged bridges and cut roads around Raqqa. Ministry teams say they pumped water from more than 150 homes and public buildings, including two hospitals. Evacuation and rescue figures remain attributed to the ministry and are not a final nationwide assessment.

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