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Two Egyptian officials warned this Monday of the repercussions of the rise in the level of the Nile, calling for a temporary evacuation of places adjacent to the river.
In a statement on Monday night, the Damietta governorate, overlooking one of the arms of the Nile River (north), announced that “an emergency meeting was held, led by the governor, with several (local) officials, to develop an urgent plan to face the high level of the Nile River. “
The governor’s statement added: “The Irrigation Ministry said the flood season indicators for the current water year indicate high water levels in the Damietta and Rasheed (north) branches.”
The statement said that “all the precautionary measures that must be implemented immediately in relation to the rise in the level of the Nile, which may lead to the subsidence of several areas adjacent to the river, were discussed.”
According to the local daily Al-Youm Al-Sabea (affiliated with the regime), similar directives were issued on Monday in the Al-Buhaira governorate (north), especially in the city of Rashid, which borders the river.
She said: “The governor of Al-Buhaira has sent letters to (local) officials to take precautionary measures regarding the rise in the level of the Nile over the next three days, fearing flooding in areas adjacent to the Nile, the Rosetta branch.
The Egyptian Irrigation Ministry spokesman, Muhammad al-Sibai, confirmed in statements to the Al-Monday newspaper that the Nile is currently going through the flood season, which began in August and lasts for 3 months.
He stressed that the ministry has raised the level of preparedness and is able to deal with the high water level through various scenarios to benefit, good.
On September 5, the Sudan Defense and Security Council declared a state of emergency throughout the country for a period of 3 months, to deal with torrents and floods, calling it a “natural disaster area”.
Egypt and Sudan are two countries downstream of the Nile River, and the latter faced a crisis due to floods and torrents that began last June, leaving at least 120 dead, according to data from the Sudanese Interior Ministry.
