Red Flag

What is the Mediterranean sea tsunami? Last week, the Mediterranean Sea witnessed rising waves following two volcanoes, one off the coast of Libya and the other off the coast of Turkey, which affected the waves. Here in Egypt, it started with the Gamasa resort, then Port Said, and reached the northern coast and Marsa Matrouh.

The government actually dealt with the tsunami. Is it caused by climate change and weather phenomena? The Mediterranean Sea is always connected to each other, and the government did well by taking precautionary measures, and it did not cause any losses.

In anticipation of bad weather conditions, and high waves, the beach administrations in the resorts of the coastal governorates warned: Marsa Matrouh, Baltim, and Port Said, from the sea, and the maximum level of preparedness was raised due to the expectation of an increase in the number of vacationers fleeing the heat wave to the sea. Red flags were raised on the beaches along the coast.

These are the same precautionary measures taken by the Coast Guard, closing some beaches and warning citizens on other beaches of the need to be careful and adhere to the instructions of the rescue teams present on the beaches, and not to delve into the sea water!

The media announced that the drop in water levels on these beaches is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, and is linked to tidal movements, and has absolutely nothing to do with the occurrence of devastating hurricanes.

All of Egypt's coasts are safe.. The National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF) allocated an entire research team whose mission is to monitor the changes occurring on the Egyptian coasts, and follow up on the climate changes. The team went to the coasts to study the changes, collect samples, and survey some beaches, such as Agiba Beach,  Sidi Abdel Rahman, and Dabaa... We are still waiting for the results of this survey so that we can prepare for the confrontation and so that we can know if a tsunami will occur or not, and will it hit Egyptian beaches?

So far, we don't know, but I hope that we will make all preparations to confront any disturbances, natural disasters, or tsunami. May God protect Egypt, its people, and its land, and preserve the delta and its beaches. Happy returns.