Power cuts halt two metro lines in Cairo

Thursday 04-09-2014 10:30 AM
Power cuts halt two metro lines in Cairo

A woman speaks on the phone at a metro station in Cairo. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

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CAIRO, Sept 4 (Aswat Masriya) - Two metro lines have been out of service since Thursday morning due to power outage, Spokesman of the Metro Movement Ahmed Abdel Hadi said. 

The first line was out of service starting from Sayeda Zeinab metro station to Helwan metro station and the third line was completely halted Abdel Hadi told the state-owned news agency MENA. 

Power outages caused the overcrowding of citizens and congested traffic.

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