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Kuwait Times
3 days ago
- Climate
- Kuwait Times
Sudden hailstorm lashes Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA: A member of municipal emergency services shows a block of hail during works to clear an obstructed underpass on May 31, 2025. - AFP 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. Lightning lit up the skies and underpasses were submerged. Alexandria Governor Ahmed Khaled Hassan raised the alert level and emergency crews worked through the morning to tow cars and clear debris. No casualties were reported. Egypt's health ministry said. Storms are common along Egypt's Mediterranean coast in winter, but media outlets described this spring event as 'unprecedented'. Scientists warn extreme weather is becoming more frequent due to climate change, which drives both droughts and intense, unpredictable rainstorms. Alexandria is highly vulnerable to climate impacts, suffering from coastal erosion, rising sea levels and flooding from annual storms. The Mediterranean could rise by up to a metre within three decades, according to the UN-mandated Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Even under more optimistic forecasts, a 50-cm rise by 2050 would flood 30 percent of Alexandria, displace a quarter of its six million residents and cost 195,000 jobs. Authorities have begun mitigation efforts, including constructing a massive breakwater along the coast. – AFP
eNCA
3 days ago
- Climate
- eNCA
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. 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 raised the alert level and emergency crews worked through the morning to tow cars and clear debris. No casualties were reported, Egypt's health ministry said. Storms are common along Egypt's Mediterranean coast in winter, but media outlets described this spring event as "unprecedented". Scientists warn extreme weather is becoming more frequent due to climate change, which drives both droughts and intense, unpredictable rainstorms. Alexandria is highly vulnerable to climate impacts, suffering from coastal erosion, rising sea levels and flooding from annual storms. The Mediterranean could rise by up to a metre within three decades, according to the UN-mandated Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Even under more optimistic forecasts, a 50-centimetre rise by 2050 would flood 30 percent of Alexandria, displace a quarter of its six million residents and cost 195,000 jobs.
Asharq Al-Awsat
3 days ago
- Climate
- Asharq Al-Awsat
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. 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 raised the alert level and emergency crews worked through the morning to tow cars and clear debris. No casualties were reported, Egypt's health ministry said, AFP reported. Storms are common along Egypt's Mediterranean coast in winter, but media outlets described this spring event as "unprecedented". Scientists warn extreme weather is becoming more frequent due to climate change, which drives both droughts and intense, unpredictable rainstorms. Alexandria is highly vulnerable to climate impacts, suffering from coastal erosion, rising sea levels and flooding from annual storms. The Mediterranean could rise by up to a metre (three feet) within three decades, according to the UN-mandated Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Even under more optimistic forecasts, a 50-centimetre rise by 2050 would flood 30 percent of Alexandria, displace a quarter of its six million residents and cost 195,000 jobs. Authorities have begun mitigation efforts, including constructing a massive breakwater along the coast.
Al Etihad
3 days ago
- Climate
- Al Etihad
Sudden hailstorm lashes Egypt's Alexandria
31 May 2025 16:39 Alexandria (AFP) 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 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. Severe #rainstorm batters Egyptian city of #Alexandria#AletihadNewsCenter #Egypt — Aletihad English (@AletihadEn) May 31, 2025 Alexandria governor Ahmed Khaled Hassan raised the alert level and emergency crews worked through the morning to tow cars and clear casualties were reported, Egypt's health ministry are common along Egypt's Mediterranean coast in winter, but media outlets described this spring event as "unprecedented".Scientists warn extreme weather is becoming more frequent due to climate change, which drives both droughts and intense, unpredictable rainstorms. Authorities have begun mitigation efforts, including constructing a massive breakwater along the coast.
Straits Times
3 days ago
- Climate
- Straits Times
Sudden hailstorm lashes Egypt's Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA - An unseasonal rainstorm battered the Egyptian city of Alexandria on May 31, 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 raised the alert level and emergency crews worked through the morning to tow cars and clear debris. Municipal emergency service staff clear hail blocking an underpass. PHOTO:AFP No casualties were reported, Egypt's health ministry said. Storms are common along Egypt's Mediterranean coast in winter, but media outlets described this spring event as 'unprecedented'. Scientists warn extreme weather is becoming more frequent due to climate change, which drives both droughts and intense, unpredictable rainstorms. Alexandria is highly vulnerable to climate impacts, suffering from coastal erosion, rising sea levels and flooding from annual storms. The Mediterranean could rise by up to a metre within three decades, according to the UN-mandated Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Even under more optimistic forecasts, a 50-centimetre rise by 2050 would flood 30 per cent of Alexandria, displace a quarter of its six million residents and cost 195,000 jobs. The authorities have begun mitigation efforts, including constructing a massive breakwater along the coast. AFP Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
