Yesterday's sandstorms capsized a locomotive after it had left the October station - in the industrial zone - on its way for Giza. Fortunately, the driver and his assistant survived, while no passenger was on the train. Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) spokesman, Dr. Walid Warda, said the storms had covered the rails with dust, sand and solid objects, which caused the locomotive to capsize at the 34th km. "The driver and his assistant suffered bruises and slight injuries and were taken to el-Sheikh Hospital" he said. In Cairo, yesterday's sandstorm uprooted some trees and caused scarce visibility in highways. The chairman of the EMA analysis center, Wahid Saoudi, said temperatures rose up to 34 degrees centigrade in Cairo and 38 in Luxor and Aswan. However, he expected them to drop to 25 degrees today and 22 tomorrow. He added that this drop in temperatures would bring in clouds and rains, pointing out that this wave of cold air would be caused by North Western winds from central and southern Europe. Yesterday, the sandstorms caused scarce visibility on the main roads and highways in six governorates in northern Egypt, causing many roads and ports to be closed. Most governorates declared the state of alert, as the storms got Alexandria port authorities to halt activities at Boghaz (Alexandria), thus affecting navigation at the ports of Alexandria and Dekheila.
