PHOTO GALLERY: Heavy rain in Cairo

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Cars move on Qasr El-Nile bridge after heavy rainfall in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, 13 December 2015 (Photo: Mahmoud Madh El-Nabi)

Cars are seen after heavy rainfall in Giza, Egypt, Sunday, 13 December 2015 (Photo: Mahmoud Madh El-Nabi)

Cars move on Qasr El-Nile bridge after heavy rainfall in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, 13 December 2015 (Photo: Mahmoud Madh El-Nabi)

Cars drive on Qasr El-Nile bridge after a heavy rainfall in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, 13 December 2015 (Photo: Mahmoud Madh El-Nabi)

Man walk in the rain on Qasr El-Nile bridge after heavy rainfall in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, 13 December 2015 (Photo: Mahmoud Madh El-Nabi)

6 of October bridge is seen after heavy rainfall in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, 13 December 2015 (Photo: Mahmoud Madh El-Nabi)

View of the Nile and 6 October bridge after heavy rainfall in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, 13 December 2015 (Photo: Mahmoud Madh El-Nabi)

Hashtag #Rain started trending on Twitter on Sunday, with Cairo’s users reporting a delay on the metro’s first line, which was stalled due to technical failures caused by the rain.

Sinai, Suez, Menoufiya, Ismailia, Sharqiya, and Matrouh governorates are also witnessing rain and street flooding.