Euphrates flood deprives east Syria farmers from crops

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Flooding of the Euphrates River has severely damaged crops in eastern Syria, affecting farmers in the provinces of Raqa and Deir Ezzor. The exceptional rise in water levels has been attributed to heavy rainfall and increased flows from Turkey, worsening agricultural conditions in the region.

Farmer Issa al-Moussa walks among his damaged wheat crop in eastern Syria after the nearby Euphrates River flooded in recent days due to heavy rainfall and increased flows from Turkey. Syrian authorities have said the country was experiencing an "exceptional" rise in water levels along the Euphrates River, which originates in Turkey and flows through the Raqa and Deir Ezzor provinces before reaching neighbouring Iraq.