ASWAN: A granite inscription tells us that for seven years during the reign of the ancient Egyptian king Djoser, the Nile failed to go through its annual flooding cycle, causing a devastating drought and famine. Officials say Egypt currently has around 570 cubic meters (150,000 gallons) of water per person per year. Experts consider a country as water poor if its supply is less than 1,000 cubic meters per person annually. While modern day Egyptians can still empathize with King Djoser’s plight, the measures he took to counter the drought would not get much support today. “Because Khnum controlled the water from the Nile.”“The Nile is the soul of Egypt,” he said.

Source: Ethiopian News September 16, 2020 13:07 UTC