Egypt's weather authority issues rain and thunderstorm warnings for northern coasts

Egypt's Meteorological Authority has warned of rain clouds, lightning and thunderstorms over Alexandria and the northern coastal regions.

• Satellite images released by the authority show rain thunderclouds centered over Alexandria with chances of heavy, occasionally thundery rain.
• The authority warned against lightning and thunder strikes and active winds from downdrafts beneath the thunderclouds.
• The authority said rain of varying intensity, turning thundery, will advance over northwestern coasts and northern Delta governorates including Alexandria and Beheira.
• Low and medium clouds may bring light, scattered rain to the western desert, Upper Egypt, Greater Cairo, the Gulf of Suez and Sinai.
• Heavy rain, thunder and lightning struck Alexandria on Tuesday morning, with temperatures ranging between 22 and 25 degrees Celsius.
• The head of Alexandria's sanitation company raised emergency readiness and deployed fixed and mobile teams to hotspot areas.
• The Alexandria Sanitation Company extended its emergency response across all sectors and urged residents to report issues via hotline 175.
• The company said moderate to heavy rainfall lowered temperatures, leaving traffic and maritime navigation unaffected.
• Heavy rain caused a loaded truck carrying coke and animal feed to overturn on the Alexandria-Cairo desert road, disrupting traffic toward Cairo with no injuries.
• Rain eroding soil beneath concrete blocks along the Raml tram project route in Sidi Gaber caused them to collapse onto the road without injuries.
• Civil defense forces extinguished a rain-caused fire in an electrical transformer in Alexandria's Raml district, with no injuries and repairs underway.