CAIRO —
Heavy rain and flooding in a southern province in Egypt have left three folks lifeless and greater than 500 others hospitalized from scorpion stings, state-run media reported.
Downpours, hail and thunder within the province of Aswan over the weekend pressured native authorities to droop faculty lessons Sunday, Gov. Ashraf Attia mentioned.
The storms pressured scorpions from their hiding locations into many homes throughout the province, Attia added. He mentioned no less than 503 folks have been hospitalized after struggling scorpion stings and that every one of them have been discharged after they got anti-venom doses.
Appearing Well being Minister Khalid Abdel-Ghafar mentioned in a press release that no deaths have been reported from scorpion stings.
Images and video footage circulated on social media confirmed flooded streets and broken homes, automobiles and agricultural farms.
The Al-Ahram every day reported the deaths, citing Ehab Hanafy, the Well being Ministry’s Undersecretary in Aswan. It didn’t elaborate on the trigger.
The rainfall additionally triggered energy outages.
