Snow Falls in Cairo, Egypt for the 1st Time in Decades

More than 100 years now, cairo has never experienced anything of such, but recently a winter storm has brought snow to a city known for its heat and sand. 

According to local reports, it happened over night and unexpectedly on Wednesday Dec. 11th. An official of Egypt's Meteorological centre said it was first time in decades since the last snowfalls and it took residents of Cairo suburbs by surprise. 

But most are delighted because they have never seen snow before.They took to Twitter to post their amazement in words and shared pictures The snowfall has forced the closure of the country's ports and several other businesses for a days now.