{"id":138996,"date":"2026-07-12T07:35:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T07:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=138996"},"modified":"2026-07-12T07:35:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T07:35:58","slug":"two-children-die-after-ferry-sinks-in-deir-ez-zor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/138996\/","title":{"rendered":"Two children die after ferry sinks in Deir ez-Zor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> The Syrian Civil Defense on Sunday said that two children drowned after a ferry carrying more than 35 passengers, including women and children, sank in the Euphrates River after colliding with a temporary floating military bridge in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, eastern Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement posted on its Telegram channel, the Civil Defense said its rescue teams responded after the ferry suffered a mechanical failure and was swept away by the river&#8217;s current before crashing into the <a href=\"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/138928\/\">newly installed floating bridge<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rescue teams rescued 15 people and continue search operations for people still missing in the Euphrates, the agency added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obeida Abdul Razzaq, director of Deir ez-Zor National Hospital, told Syria&#8217;s state-run news agency SANA that the bodies of two children and several injured passengers had been brought to the hospital, adding that those injured were in stable condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another medical source told SANA that the victims were siblings\u2014a three-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy. Hospital staff provided medical treatment to five men, three women, and two children injured in the accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residents of Deir ez-Zor continue to face significant transportation challenges between the two banks of the Euphrates after several bridges were damaged or rendered inoperable during years of conflict. As a result, many communities rely on river ferries to transport passengers and goods despite the safety risks associated with their use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Malin Mohammed<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) \u2013 The Syrian Civil Defense on Sunday said that two children drowned after a ferry carrying more than 35 passengers, including women and children, sank in the Euphrates River after colliding with a temporary floating military bridge in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, eastern Syria. 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