After 72 hours of unstable weather and following only 90 minutes of heavy rains on Tuesday, the majority of Cairo’s streets were turned into puddles, with people stuck on the ring road for more than eight hours failing to move an inch revealing poor infrastructure conditions. New Cairo residents, in particular, were the most subject to the side effects of rains, with their homes, garages and cars soaked in rainwater and further leading to electricity outages in what was viewed as a governmental shortcoming, as New Cairo is relatively a new area. Additionally, New Cairo is considered to be one of the most prestigious areas in Cairo given its costly housing. The Egyptian Administrative Control Authority suspended multiple officials and referred them to the general prosecution for the shortcomings in facing the consequences of the unstable weather due to heavy rains that revealed the drawbacks in the drainage system in the entire city. Sources said that the revealed drawbacks are considered a crime of squandering of public funds, in addition to the absence of professionalism in administrating the problem, according to Sky News. Measures Taken After The Rain On Wednesday, Lieutenant Ayman Abdel Tawwab, deputy…
Rains of Cairo Take Toll on Egypt’s Most Prestigious Neighborhood
April 28, 2018
