But the measures have not been felt equally across the country.
In the southern city of Aswan, where temperatures neared 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in the shade earlier this month, “the lights are out for up to four hours a day, and with them the water”, Tarek, a resident of western Aswan, said.
“Especially in the villages, there’s no schedule of any kind. Food is spoiling in the fridge, people are getting heatstroke,…


