Egypt's weather authority warns of rain and falling temperatures across the country

Egypt's General Meteorological Authority has forecast rain, wind and lower temperatures across the country on Friday, October 16, as a low-pressure system moves east.

• The authority said rain clouds formed over the northwestern coast and northern Delta, with occasionally heavy rain over Matrouh.
• It forecast rain spreading to Greater Cairo, the canal cities and parts of northern Upper Egypt as the depression shifted east.
• It warned of winds of 30 to 40 km/h across most areas and disrupted sea navigation, with waves of 2 to 3 meters.
• It said temperatures would fall nationwide, with a maximum of 27°C in the Greater Cairo region.
• Alexandria Governor Ayman Attia placed executive bodies on maximum alert, ordering round-the-clock staff to drain rainwater and maintain traffic.
• Moderate to heavy rain fell on Marsa Matrouh and central Alexandria on Friday morning.
• Giza Water Company deployed pumping equipment and emergency teams to vital areas before the expected weather.
• Heavy rain continued a second day in Alexandria, causing partial collapses of parts of seven buildings across Bacos, El-Asafra and Karmouz.
• An electrical room explosion briefly halted tram service in Alexandria on the second day of rain.
• In Moharram Bek, rain brought down a balcony onto a parked car; authorities cordoned the site and filed a report with prosecutors.