US EditionSudden Hailstorm Lashes Egypt's Alexandria
- A sudden hailstorm struck Alexandria, Egypt, on Saturday, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and flooding that disrupted the city.
- The storm followed a low-pressure system causing rapid temperature drops and thunderclouds, typical for the region's winter and spring months.
- The extreme weather flooded roads and seafront businesses, submerged underpasses, toppled trees and streetlights, and forced people to flee cafes.
- Alexandria's governor, Ahmed Khaled Hassan, issued a heightened warning, deployed emergency teams to clear debris, and delayed school exams to prioritize student safety.
- No casualties were reported, but the storm highlights Alexandria's vulnerability to climate change impacts amid rising sea levels and frequent erratic weather.
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An unseasonal rainstorm battered the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Saturday, flooding roads and damaging seafront businesses in the latest bout of erratic weather to hit the region. Hailstones pelted the city overnight, forcing people to flee cafes as gusts of wind blew the ice pellets through windows, according to footage posted on social media. Lightning lit up the skies and underpasses were submerged. Alexandria governor Ahmed Khaled Hassan …
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The Straits TimesSudden hailstorm lashes Egypt’s Alexandria
An unseasonal rainstorm battered the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Saturday, flooding roads and damaging seafront businesses in the latest bout of erratic weather to hit the region. Hailstones pelted the city overnight, forcing people to flee cafes as gusts of wind blew the ice pellets through windows, according to footage posted on social media.
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Sudden hailstorm lashes Egypt's Alexandria
An unseasonal rainstorm battered the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Saturday, flooding roads and damaging seafront businesses in the latest bout of erratic weather to hit the region.
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