With more rain in the forecast for the coming days, the flash floods that swamped areas of New Cairo last week were the talk of the town last night, particularly after Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek ordered an investigation into the matter.

The prosecutor asked the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) to look into the state’s “failure” to contain the effects of the heavy rainfall on New Cairo, prompting the authority to dismiss a number of officials from the New Cairo urban authority, according to a statement carried by Ahram Online. The head of the authority faces questioning by prosecutors, according to Al Hayah Al Youm’s Tamer Amin (watch, runtime: 1:49). Prime Minister Sherif Ismail will also reportedly order a shakeup in the leadership of the Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) for allegedly having failed to manage the crisis.

Bad infrastructure is behind the floods: The flooding occurred due to a problem with the way Egypt’s drainage system is set up, according to Al Ahly Real Estate Development’s Hussein Sabbour, who told Lamees Al Hadidi on Hona Al Asema that the country has a single chain of pipes that’s used for sewage and rainwater, which couldn’t accommodate last week’s heavy downpour. Sabbour said infrastructure requirements need to be taken into consideration when designing new cities (watch, runtime: 11:08).

The issue is the absence of a contingency plan, Lamees said, pointing out that state facilities are unprepared to handle extreme weather conditions and should begin taking weather warnings more seriously. Lamees, however, lauded the authorities for their quick response and apologies (watch, runtime: 14:02).

The ACA’s handling of the affair won praise from Amr Adib on Kol Youm. He spoke to the MP representing the New Cairo district in the House of Representatives, Ibrahim Hegazy, and asked that MPs broadcast hearings at which state officials will be called to testify about the incident (watch, runtime: 10: 23). Hegazy also told Masaa DMC’s Osama Kamal that the pumping and electrical power stations in New Cairo are insufficient to meet the needs of the area’s residents (watch, runtime: 10:59).

The TV types aren’t the only ones getting in on the feeding frenzy: The nation’s columnists pinned the blame on a combination of bad urban planning and negligence and are demanding that heads roll. AMAY’s Abbas El Tarabily said that no one bothered with precautions even though east Cairo was knowingly developed on floodplains, while Al Ahram’s Ahmed El Berri criticized the years of neglecting Egypt’s sewage system. Meanwhile, Al Shorouk’s Emad El Din Hussein criticized the way local councils handled the crisis, while El Watan’s Mahmoud Khalil wondered how the country could face greater threats if it can’t take some rain.

Still on the talking heads’ radar was a week-old Human Rights Watch report claiming the military campaign in North Sinai is restricting residents’ access to essential goods. It was Amr Adib’s turn to do the bashing last night (watch, runtime: 2:30).