1 killed, 5 injured by billboard collapse in Cairo amid sandstorm
STORY: 1 killed, 5 injured by billboard collapse in Cairo amid sandstorm
DATELINE: June 2, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:01
LOCATION: Cairo
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT
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1. various of sandstorm in Cairo
STORYLINE:
One person was killed and five others were wounded in the Egyptian capital of Cairo as a massive sandstorm hit several parts of Egypt on Thursday.
The casualties resulted from a billboard's collapse at the 6th October bridge in Cairo, according to local media reports.
Several road accidents were also reported nationwide, with some people wounded but no fatalities, said the reports.
The storm, which led to the closure of many roads, ports and beaches nationwide, was caused by the formation of a thermal depression in the western desert area, said Eman Shaker, head of the Remote Sensing Center of the Egyptian Meteorological Authority.
The current sandstorm and heat wave are expected to continue till Friday.
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo.
(XHTV)
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