Heavy Rain Did Not Hit Wadi Degla Natural Reserve

Dr. Yassmin Fouad, Minister of Environment, said that "Wadi Degla” natural reserve wasn’t hit by the heavy rain as a result of the “Dragon Storm”.

Egypt was exposed to strong winds and downpours over the last few days from Thursday to Friday.

The natural reserve is situated in Maadi District, south to Cairo.

It houses a number of milestones of natural history such as petrifies spices, boulders, limestone mounds along with a big group of living organisms like deer, antelopes, reptiles and versified insects.

The minister explained that the natural watercourse of the reserve spills into the Nile River that protects it against destruction and flooding.

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The watercourse was monitored through cooperation with concerned bodies like Cairo governorate and the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources.

The reserve is still closed to visitors as a cautious measurement until the weather improves. The northern part of the country experiences a spell of dire weather over the last few days.

Various parts received showers and hit by stormy winds during a snap of broken weather known as the Dragon Storm” which hindered movement and left puddles of muddy water that flooded whole areas and torrents swept through the neighboring governorates.

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Contributed by Ahmed Moamar