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"Residents of Al-Younani camp in northern Syria's Raqqa spoke of the hardships they encountered as Euphrates River flood damaged their homes, forcing displaced to flee once again amidst dire humanitarian conditions. Footage taken on Sunday shows tents standing damaged and submerged as floodwaters covered the camp's surroundings and nearby residential areas. Ahmed al-Hussein, a resident affected by the disaster, said the water caught them by surprise and quickly flooded their homes and tents. "All we could do was save our own lives," he explained. Another resident, Mariam al-Khalaf, explained that a state of extreme panic prevailed among the residents, whose primary concern was protecting their children. "By God, this ordeal happened on Eid; we didn't feel the joy of Eid and it didn't feel like any other Eid," she shared. "We need household items, tents, tarpaulins and mattresses. We have no household items or essentials; we are in need of everything." According to local media reports, the responders deployed by the Syrian Transitional Government and civil defence teams coordinate with the governorates of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa to tackle the consequences of the flooding. The Ministry of Energy of the Syrian Transitional Government confirmed that the water level of the Euphrates River had stabilised at three meters, with a horizontal spread of approximately 50 meters, as of midday, Sunday, May 31, noting that no further increases were expected, with the floodwaters likely to begin receding gradually this evening. Several areas along both banks of the Euphrates River in the provinces of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa have been experiencing a significant rise in water levels for several days, affecting around 2,400 families, as well as damaging government and tourist facilities and causing extensive damage to agricultural land."
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