Authorities urge Euphrates riverbank residents in Syria to move inland as waters rise - Greenwich Time
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 are the result of rain levels that were higher than usual this year prompting a