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08:53 p. M.
Friday 20 November 2020
Alexandria – Muhammad Amer:
With the chimes of 1 a.m. on Friday, clouds and cumulus clouds covered the sky over Alexandria, and soon it rained heavily without interruption, starting the fiercest wave of bad weather to hit the coastal city since 2015.
As the rains continued, Alexandria’s sewers and sewer stations, which numbered 105,000 and 32,000 “cesspools,” were unable to absorb the unprecedented amounts of rainwater.
According to the basic program of the port of Alexandria, the governorate is exposed to the “rest of the broom”, which is scheduled to last 4 days, accompanied by strong storms, southwest winds and a marked drop in temperature.
Water meter
Although the inhabitants of the coastal city got used to about 18 rainy peaks during the winter, traffic was almost completely paralyzed, especially on the Corniche, Abu Qir, Al Tunfa and under bridges in all neighborhoods of the province.
The rain flooded the wealthy neighborhoods and the center of the country, as the “Victor Manuel” squares in Smouha, and “Muhammad Ali” in Manshiyya, Cleopatra, Raml Children’s Hospital, Abyss clinics and others were turned into pools of water after that the water level in the streets rose to more than one meter.
In popular neighborhoods, which suffer from problems with the sanitation network, including in Naga Al-Arab, rainwater crossed the sidewalks of the streets and flooded houses and homes.
Stay at home
Major General Mohamed Al-Sharif, Governor of Alexandria, announced the increase in the level of maximum preparedness and emergency in all executive bodies, to deal with the instability of the weather conditions.
The governorate of Alexandria issued an urgent warning statement to citizens due to bad weather and uninterrupted rains in all neighborhoods of the governorate.
The government asked citizens not to leave the house and go out except when absolutely necessary, so that the executive authorities can sweep and suction the rainwater puddles.
180 cars
The Alexandria Sewerage Company paid for 180 “suction” cars, pedals and emergency kits in all neighborhoods of the governorate to suck up the accumulations of rainwater that completely covered the cars in some streets.
And it participated in the work of cleaning rainwater from the streets in addition to sanitation, other 3 parts are the neighborhoods, the drinking water companies and Nahdet Misr for environmental services and hygiene.
Sinking
A sudden landslide occurred on Al-Geneina Street in the Labban area of Al-Gomrok district, due to heavy rains, causing water to seep under the properties.
Friday prayers
As the rains continued, Sheikh Muhammad Khashaba, deputy secretary of the Alexandria Endowments Ministry, confirmed that the mosques would be opened to the worshipers for Friday prayers.
Khashaba explained that bad weather and non-stop torrential rains prevented the establishment or performance of Friday prayers in the squares outside the mosques, saying: “Whoever can go down in the heavy rain to the nearest mosque, let him go, and who cannot and cannot pray at home ”.
5 victims
Torrential rain killed 5 people and injured 6 others in the collapse of two properties in the customs and Karmoz areas, west of Alexandria.
The examination revealed that the two properties were an old and dilapidated building, the first 4-story building whose roof had completely collapsed, and the second 3-story building and parts of it collapsed to the ground surface.
Direct line
The governor ordered the competent authorities, in coordination with the Director of the Social Solidarity Directorate, to assign the numbers “034234131 – Hotline 114”, to report homeless people, to provide them with urgent assistance during the rain.
The governor assigned the Directorate of Social Solidarity to intensify the passage of mobile units and rapid intervention teams at the neighborhood level. Provide urgent help to citizens.
Al-Sharif highlighted the transfer of homeless people to the residences of the Directorate of Solidarity, and the distribution of blankets and hot food to homeless people who do not want to respond to rapid intervention teams.
Study interruption
The governor announced the suspension of studies tomorrow Saturday in all schools of the governorate, while Dr. Abdulaziz Qanswa, president of the University of Alexandria, issued a similar decision to suspend studies in all colleges and institutes of the university while continues “online”.
