The Minister of Emergencies announces the recruitment of teams to respond to floods in 7 governorates and coordinates the sending of helicopters to rescue trapped people. Details: The Minister of Disaster and Emergency Management, Raad Al-Saleh, announced the full readiness of the ministry's teams to respond to the weather conditions and the heavy rains and accompanying heavy rains in the governorates of Halab, Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, Al Hasaka, Hamtakiyya, Homs. Al-Salah explained that the number of reports received exceeded 350 until midnight last night, most of them concentrated in Raqqa Governorate, where they are treated according to the order of priorities. The teams carried out 165 simultaneous field operations, during which they managed to rescue 15 civilians whose vehicles were surrounded by floodwaters, while one death was recorded as a result of a road accident in the western countryside of Raqqa, according to preliminary data. The teams coordinated the evacuation operations that included 375 families from the Sakhalt al-Banat, al-Yuni and al-Makas camps in the rural areas of Raqqa, as they were affected by rainwater. He approved coordination with the Ministry of Defense to send helicopters to rescue stranded and trapped people due to floods in Deir Ez-Zor Governorate. The teams continue the response work in the field in conjunction with raising the alert in the Syrian coastal area after expectations of heavy rains. The minister called on citizens not to take risks and cross any waterway or stream, even if it's simple, and to adhere to the instructions of the Ministry of the Interior regarding closed roads and alternative paths.

The Minister of Emergencies announces the recruitment of teams to respond to floods in 7 governorates and coordinates the sending of helicopters to rescue trapped people. Details: The Minister of Disaster and Emergency Management, Raad Al-Saleh, announced the full readiness of the ministry's teams to respond to the weather conditions and the heavy rains and accompanying heavy rains in the governorates of Halab, Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, Al Hasaka, Hamtakiyya, Homs. Al-Salah explained that the number of reports received exceeded 350 until midnight last night, most of them concentrated in Raqqa Governorate, where they are treated according to the order of priorities. The teams carried out 165 simultaneous field operations, during which they managed to rescue 15 civilians whose vehicles were surrounded by floodwaters, while one death was recorded as a result of a road accident in the western countryside of Raqqa, according to preliminary data. The teams coordinated the evacuation operations that included 375 families from the Sakhalt al-Banat, al-Yuni and al-Makas camps in the rural areas of Raqqa, as they were affected by rainwater. He approved coordination with the Ministry of Defense to send helicopters to rescue stranded and trapped people due to floods in Deir Ez-Zor Governorate. The teams continue the response work in the field in conjunction with raising the alert in the Syrian coastal area after expectations of heavy rains. The minister called on citizens not to take risks and cross any waterway or stream, even if it's simple, and to adhere to the instructions of the Ministry of the Interior regarding closed roads and alternative paths.