Alex, Dekheila ports closed over bad weather

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt - 19 December 2018: Alexandria and Dekheila ports were closed on Wednesday due to bad weather, Spokesman for Alexandria port authority Reda el Ghandour said.

In a statement on Wednesday, Ghandour said the closure decision came to avoid collision between ships on the back of a spell of adverse weather that hit the Mediterranean city causing high waves and increasing wind velocity.