By Ebi Kesiena
A member of the media office at the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA), Manar Ghannam, has announced on Monday that another sandstorm is expected to hit Egypt from Wednesday to Friday, with temperatures rising to 36 degrees Celsius.
Speaking in a phone interview, Ghannam added that the dusty weather is expected to start in some western areas on Wednesday and then spread to other places nationwide on Thursday and Friday.
She attributed the turbulent weather to a depression coming from the Western Desert that will stir sand and dust and cause temperatures to hike nationwide.
In the same vein, director of the analysis department at the EMA, Mahmoud Shahin noted that temperatures will reach 36 degrees Celsius in Cairo and 45 degrees in Upper Egypt.
He urged citizens, especially those suffering from respiratory diseases, to avoid exposure to wind and sands during those days.
He also advised against parking cars or driving near billboards or trees when the winds are strong.
Due to the Khamasin spring winds, the hot spell was accompanied with strong winds and sandstorms in several parts of the country recently, bringing down billboards and ripping up trees on major streets in the capital.
Social media users shared photos of some billboards that collapsed on major roads in New Cairo and the Suez-Cairo Road.
Some ports on the Mediterranean Sea were ordered closed last week due to the unstable weather conditions, high wind speeds, and elevated sea waves.
