With the advent of winter, the city of St. Catherine is preparing for the fall of white snow covering the mountains and trees, as the people of the city await the snowfall season with great joy.
The city was decorated in white during the past days, and white became the dominant color, as snow covered the city’s streets, trees and squares, in light of a significant drop in temperatures, causing heavy snow to fall on the mountaintops in a scene that St. Catherine had not witnessed in years.
The city was exposed to a severe cold wave, and the temperature dropped to 5 degrees below zero, and residents went out from St. Catherine’s Bedouins to celebrate the snowfall in the streets and take souvenir photos.
Snow scattered on the mountains and valleys of St. Catherine
Ali Abdel Basir, Vice President of the City of St. Catherine, said that the snow storm that the city is exposed to is severe, and is expected to increase throughout the night, due to the continuous drop in temperatures, stressing that the snow storm is falling on the city only and the mountains within its scope, and has not witnessed The valleys and villages of the city receive snow or rain.
The city’s vice president confirmed: “The city was covered in white and turned into a white castle resembling European cities.”
He explained that some tourists enjoy climbing Mount St. Catherine and watching and photographing the snow, in addition to the increase in school trips to the city during this period to see the charming nature of the city. He pointed out that all parts of St. Catherine are covered with snow, but without obstructing the roads, as the snow has been removed. Of the main roads.
He pointed out that after snowfall, some trips to climb Mount Moses stop for a period of time, so that Egyptian visitors and tourists are not exposed to any risks.
