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Schools, Universities to Close Wednesday due to Predicted Rainfalls


Tue 22 Oct 2019 | 10:36 PM
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Egypt's Prime Minister media adviser, Hani Suliman Younis said that Dr. Mostafa Madbouli announced that schools and universities located in Greater Cairo will be closed tomorrow due to predicted heavy rainfalls.

In a statement, Younis added that the Prime Minister's decision was based on reports received from the Egyptian Meteorological Authority EMA that predicted heavy rainfall on Wednesday, on some areas in Cairo, Giza and Qalyubia.

Over the past few hours, various parts of ​​Egypt have been hit by heavy rains.

According to the EMA experts, greater Cairo witnessed heavy rain in several areas, most notably Faisal, New Cairo, 6 October, amid continued drop in temperatures throughout the country.

On Wednesday, the EMA revealed that the weather forecast will be partly cloudy with slight chance of rainfalls (precipitation 56%) with widely scattered thunderstorms.

The weather will be gentle on the northern coasts, moderate on the Delta and Cairo to the north of Upper Egypt. The south, however, will be slightly cool day at night, with less visibility in the morning on parts of the northern parts of the country.

After a day of drenching rainfall, stormy weather, accompanied by thunderstorm in the form of a cold front, cold weather swept the country, accompanied by rainfall on the northern coasts, Delta, Cairo and Sinai extending to the north of Upper Egypt and south of the cities of Hala’ib and Shalateen.

A representative of the meteorology authority Ibrahim Atta said that low temperatures will continue to sweep all Egyptian cities.