A dust and sand storm arrives in Luxor from Qena.. and...

witnessed Luxor Governorate This afternoon, Saturday, the dust and sand storm arrived in the city of Taiba and the Al-Ziniya area in the north of Luxor Governorate, coming from Qena Governorate, where the “seventh day” monitored a thick gathering of white clouds in the sky of the western and northern side of the governorate, after the governorate witnessed a nice morning and the sun’s brightness naturally today. Saturday, when last night, lightning lights appeared in the sky on the eastern side of the governorate, after heavy rain and snow fell in Aswan Governorate, and rain fell on separate areas in the Red Sea, where lightning and its lights hit the Luxor sky a few minutes ago.

In this regard, Luxor Governorate announced, a few days ago, a state of emergency and raising the degree of maximum preparations in anticipation of climatic changes that the governorate may be exposed to during the next few hours. Because of the rain falling between medium and heavy, the governor of Luxor instructed all the competent authorities to raise the maximum degree of preparedness to confront any potential crises.

The Drinking Water and Sanitation Company was also tasked with raising the readiness of the scavenging vehicles and repositioning them in accordance with the plans developed to confront disasters, and to review the condition of water stations, sewage stations, electric feeders and alternative electric feeders.

Assigning the heads of cities and centers to review the position of drivers and relief missions, confront crises and disasters, and prepare them to face any emergency situations, and secure all electricity poles and the absence of bare wires. Electric feeders and alternative electric feeders, as well as stressing the ambulance official to ensure that all ambulances are equipped to cover the cities and centers of the governorate.