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Egypt closes 4 seaports due to sandstorm
Wednesday 09-09-2015 02:22 PM
A boat is docked at a beach, near a cement factory at El Ain El Sokhna port in Suez, 140 km (87 miles) east of Cairo, July 6, 2012. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
CAIRO, Sept 9 (Aswat Masriya) - Egypt closed four seaports in Suez due to bad weather on Wednesday, the Red Sea Ports Authority spokesman told state-owned news agency MENA.
Sandstorms have reduced visibility to less than 15,000 meters. The closed ports are usually used for transferring containers, goods, petroleum products and passengers.
The ports will be reopened as soon as the sandstorm ends.
