Minister of Local Development: The rain has stopped in Cairo, Giza, Menoufia, Beheira and Dakahlia

29 يناير 2022


In light of the Ministry of Local Development's follow-up to the Meteorological Authority's reports, there is a state of bad weather and rain falling on a number of governorates of the Republic.

Major General Mahmoud Shaarawy, Minister of Local Development, directed to constantly raise the degree of preparedness in the governorates to confront the bad weather, and to continue the work of the Operations Room and Crisis Management in the Ministry to follow up on developments in the situation in the governorates around the clock and to quickly deal with any emergency events in coordination with the central operations room in the Council of Ministers, stressing the necessity of the presence of chiefs Neighborhoods, cities and centers on the ground, and follow-up of rainwater suction works in the governorates where rain fell, whether from main or secondary streets.

Major General Mahmoud Shaarawy explained that the report of the Ministry's operations room indicated that rain had stopped in the governorates of Cairo, Giza, Menoufia, Beheira and Dakahlia.

The report also indicated that snow rain fell on the city of Saint Catherine in South Sinai Governorate, and the closure of the Sharm sea port due to the high sea waves, with light rain falling in the customs district and the eastern district of Alexandria governorate, and also in the city of Ras El Bar in Damietta governorate, while work continued in Damietta Port in front of the fishing movement. and navigation.

Major General Shaarawy explained that the report indicated that medium rain fell on the city of Marsa Matrouh in the Matrouh Governorate, and the Baltim Center in the Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, and the closure of the Burullus port to fishing and navigation.

Major General Shaarawy added that the governorates continue to deal with the accumulations in coordination between the equipment of the local units and the equipment of the Drinking Water and Sanitation Company, and the weather is very cold with great activity of cold winds, and there is no rain in the rest of the governorates, and all roads are open.