Wild stormy weather and heavy rainfall brought Egypt to a standstill on Thursday and caused major flooding, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than ten others, according to local media. One child was killed and 5 others were injured following the collapse of two houses in Qena, while other houses collapsed in Menoufia, Sohag and another house collapsed on a car in Assiut. A video clip began circulating on social media of a woman crying for help from the flooding in Heliopolis, where she found a drowned body. Electrical transistors exploded and many homes were left with no electricity, and one 60-year-old man was electrocuted as he walked down the street in Menoufia. Dr. Mahmoud Shaheen, director of weather forecasting at the Meteorological Authority, warned in a press conference on Wednesday of the bad weather conditions, calling for citizens to stay indoors and that this is the worst weather condition to hit Egypt since 1994. A state of emergency and a paid holiday was declared before Thursday for all workers in the private and public sector as well as students to avoid traffic in the streets. The government…
Heavy Rainfall Brings Flooding to Egypt, Houses Collapse and Electrical Transistors Explode
March 13, 2020
