The waters of the Nile River in Egypt witnessed a sudden change today, Tuesday, which raised the astonishment and fears of the citizens. The Egyptians noticed the change in the waters of the Nile and the emergence of turbidity in it, amid fears of contamination of the river, which is the main source of drinking water in the country.
In addition, the Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel-Aty, revealed that the emergence of turbidity and the change in the river’s water is due to the fact that the flood water drainage network operates with high efficiency, reducing the impact of this on the water, explaining that the turbidity will disappear within two days at most.
Seoul laden with fine sand
During a meeting he held today, Tuesday, with the ministry’s leaders, to follow up on the ministry’s procedures to deal with the wave of torrential rain and torrential rain that hit the governorates of Beni Suef, Minya, South Sinai and the Red Sea in the past few days, the minister said that the torrential waters are laden with fine sand that they sweep when they fall on the mountain tops and during their descent into the mountains. The flood drains that end at the Nile River, indicating that this turbidity does not have any negative impact on the quality of drinking water and agricultural lands.
Turbidity in the Nile River
He also referred to the role played by the protection work carried out by the Ministry to protect individuals and facilities from the destructive effects of torrential rain, as the protection work in Beni Suef Governorate succeeded in reducing the harmful effects of the torrential rain wave and the subsequent torrential rains on citizens, facilities and infrastructure.
Raise the level of alert
The Egyptian minister directed to raise the level of alertness in all the ministry’s agencies, and to reduce water levels in Lower Egypt in conjunction with the rains.
On Saturday and last Sunday, Egypt witnessed large amounts of heavy rain and torrential rain in several governorates, which led to the closure of several main roads and ports, and led to the suspension of travel between these governorates and the accumulation of cars on roads and ports.