Pics: Egypt's Red Crescent aids Helwan dwellers as houses collapsed, 7 died

CAIRO – 13 March 2020: Egyptian Minister of Social Solidarity Nevin al-Qabbaj directed the emergency teams of the Egyptian Red Crescent to provide assistance to dwellers of an area in Helwan, near Cairo, as seven people died when their houses collapsed due to bad weather.

Since the early hours of Friday, the Egyptian Red Crescent has given first aid to the injured people in Al-Zarayeb area in the May 15 city and provided relief services, mattresses, blankets and food to as many as 250 families.

The houses of the seven victims were primary, according to investigation. They collapsed as Egyptian governorates were hit by bad weather with torrential rain, thunder and low temperatures. This unstable wave of weather is expected to last until Saturday.













The state of emergency was declared on Thursday, which was also declared a paid holiday to avoid traffic in the streets.

The government urged people to stay home and not to park near trees or in a low area, as the rain may amount to 60-70 millimeters, which exceeds the infrastructure's capacity in most cities.