Heavy thunderstorms and rain swept the city of Aswan in Upper Egypt on
Tuesday, flooding the streets and causing a complete halt of traffic. It
was also hit by dust storms that cut off power to the whole city. No
reports of deaths, injuries or collapse of buildings have been received
so far, but the governor announced a state of emergency for the
ambulance services, the fire brigade and the hospitals, and Nile
cruisers had to dock. The General Authority for Meteorology (GAM) has
warned of possible torrential rain with autumn approaching, which
requires the clearing of water drains in North and South Sinai, the Red
Sea strip and some governorates in Upper Egypt, according to GAM
official Wahid Seoudy. The cities of Nuweiba and St. Catherine in South
Sinai saw medium torrential rain on Sunday that disrupted traffic on the
international road in central Sinai and the Dahab-St. Catherine-Nuweiba
Road.
- RSOE Edis
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