Bad weather in Cairo and governorates across Egypt on Friday led to the death of one man, while 45 others were injured in traffic accidents because of dense mist. The bad weather also led to the cancelation of hot balloon trips, power cuts, and trees blowing down. In Cairo, 20 people were injured in a crash of a minibus on the Regional Road from Helwan towards Ein El-Sokhna. The injured were taken to Helwan General Hospital and the National Bank of Egypt Hospital. In Qalubia, bad weather caused power cuts while North Sinai was exposed to strong winds that blew up sand and dust, which led to the closure of the port of Al-Arish and stop the movement of fishing.

Source: Egypt Independent January 20, 2018 14:15 UTC