Cairo: Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam has ordered continued monitoring by ministry agencies and coordination with all relevant authorities to manage any potential rainfall or flash floods in the coming period. The directive follows a report submitted to the minister by the head of the Groundwater Sector, Abu-Bakr El-Roubi, which reviewed recent rainfall in the Red Sea and North Sinai governorates.

According to State Information Service Egypt, the report highlighted ongoing coordination between the water ministry's Groundwater Sector and local operations centers to monitor conditions around the clock. The ministry's flood prediction center had forecast medium-intensity rainfall in coastal and central Sinai and moderate-to-heavy storms in the Red Sea mountains, occasionally accompanied by thunderstorms.

The report detailed rainfall events in the Red Sea governorate on Monday, which caused surface runoff in several valleys along the Marsa Alam Berenice road. A significant flash flood occurred in Wadi Al-Mokhit, where protective infrastructure including a 3-kilometer diversion barrier and a 3-kilometer artificial canal successfully directed water along planned paths, safeguarding the village of Arab Saleh and nearby structures.

In North Sinai, light to moderate rain fell on Tuesday in areas including Al-Sheikh, Arish, Rafah, and Al-Tamad, producing minor surface runoff. Runoff in Wadi Al-Azraq and other valleys remained contained within the valleys, without reaching protective installations. The ministry noted that flood protection infrastructure in central Sinai including seven dams, two artificial lakes, two obstruction barriers and 27 groundwater harvesting reservoirs is in good condition and ready to handle incoming rain and floodwaters.