Flash floods kill five in Syria

Heavy rains across several Syrian provinces have killed at least five people, including four children who drowned in bodies of water in Raqqa and Deir Az Zor. A man also died after his car was caught in floodwaters near al-Salmani Bridge, while five people, including two children, remain missing. Flooding damaged infrastructure and caused al-Salmani Bridge to collapse, cutting the road between Raqqa and Aleppo; emergency teams rescued 15 civilians and evacuated about 375 families from three camps. UNICEF said in June that flooding had already adversely affected 17,000 people in Syria this year.