Damascus, May 29 (SANA) Water levels along the Euphrates River are expected to begin falling in the coming days after Türkiye informed Syria that river inflows would start declining from Sunday evening, Syria’s Energy Ministry said on Friday.
Abdul Hamid Sallat, director of the ministry’s media department, said the expected reduction in inflows would gradually decrease water releases through the Euphrates Dam and lower river levels along the Euphrates, following days of elevated flows that caused flooding in parts of Deir Ezzor and Raqqa provinces.
Sallat said Syrian authorities were notified by Türkiye last Friday that water releases into the Euphrates would increase due to heavy rainfall and rising reservoir levels. The additional water reached Syrian territory in less than 24 hours, prompting emergency measures to protect water infrastructure and drinking-water facilities.
The ministry also coordinated with Iraqi authorities throughout the period, informing them of water releases through the Euphrates Dam spillway and providing technical data on expected flow volumes.
Iraq was notified on Saturday that around 1,000 cubic meters of water per second were being released through the spillway, with the flow expected to reach Iraqi territory within four to five days. Syrian authorities later informed Baghdad that releases had increased to around 1,800 cubic meters per second as inflows continued to rise.
Sallat said the ministry and the Euphrates Dam General Establishment managed the situation through continuous coordination with both Türkiye and Iraq, as well as measures aimed at protecting residents and critical infrastructure.
The announcement comes after rising water levels along sections of the Euphrates River affected communities in Deir Ezzor and Raqqa provinces, where emergency teams and local authorities have been carrying out evacuations, reinforcing earth barriers and expanding relief operations.
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