Flood demolishes 33 houses in a sudden torrential rain north Syria

A winter torrential flood that swept the region of Khafsa, east of Aleppo in northern Syria on Tuesday, have demolished 33 houses in the villages of Jeb Hamad and Ash-Shallal as well as other villages in the region.

A senior party official in north Syria said the stormy torrential streams that were formed in a short half an hour have reached at two meters in plains while they raised to more than five meters in valleys the matter that caused blockage in water draining.

"The sudden torrential rain has inflicted many road drifts. All necessary measures are taken to open water draining there," Aleppo governor Ousama Adi told SANA on Wednesday.