El Quseir Lost Power in Friday's Storm, and Pumps Are Clearing Water From Six Parts of Town

Electricity was cut across El Quseir in the early hours of Friday as a thunderstorm broke over the town, and was restored gradually through the morning, Al-Masry Al-Youm reported. The cut was precautionary, taken to protect residents and the electrical installations while rain and lightning were overhead, and supply came back area by area as crews checked the network's components.

The rain began in the first hours of the morning, with thunder and lightning over the town. Al-Masry Al-Youm reported warnings of flash flooding in the mountain wadis west of El Quseir. Sada El-Balad described rain of moderate to heavy intensity and said that, according to eyewitnesses, conditions began to settle gradually later in the morning. Veto also carried video of the lightning over the town.

Water collected in several parts of El Quseir, and the drinking water and sanitation company sent crews and equipment to pump it away. Al-Masry Al-Youm named the places where it pooled:

• Maydan al-Masalla, the Obelisk Square
• the streets around the Al-Sanusi Mosque
• the Al-Shouna area
• 10th of Ramadan Street, beside the civil registry office
• the Shneishen area
• the Al-Mustaamara area

The Safaga–El Quseir coastal road also took heavy rain on Friday morning. Al-Masry Al-Youm urged drivers on it to keep speeds down, leave safe gaps, avoid sudden overtaking and use their lights, because of poor visibility and the risk of skidding on wet asphalt. Red Sea Governorate departments and the coast's cities were put on maximum readiness.

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority said thundery rain clouds would persist over parts of the Red Sea Governorate through Friday, with rain of varying intensity, according to Sada El-Balad TV. Hurghada News reported that forecast on Thursday; Friday morning was the storm itself.

For visitors, the practical point is the one Tourism Daily News made: weather like this moves the timing of boat trips, diving and desert excursions rather than stopping the season, and hotels and tour operators may reschedule or substitute programmes. If you have an excursion booked, check with the operator before setting out. None of the coverage reported injuries, damage figures or cancelled trips.