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Storms in Egypt leave 3 dead, unleash scorpions that sting more than 500

Heavy rain and flooding in a southern province in Egypt have left three people dead and more than 500 others hospitalized from scorpion stings, state-run media reported.

Downpours, hail and thunder in the province of Aswan over the weekend forced local authorities to suspend school classes Sunday, Gov. Ashraf Attia said.

The storms forced scorpions from their hiding places into many houses across the province, Attia added. He said at least 503 people were hospitalized after suffering scorpion stings and that all of them were discharged after they were given anti-venom doses.

Acting Health Minister Khalid Abdel-Ghafar said in a statement that no deaths were reported from scorpion stings.

Photos and video footage circulated on social media showed flooded streets and damaged houses, vehicles and agricultural farms.

The Al-Ahram daily reported the deaths, citing Ehab Hanafy, the Health Ministry’s Undersecretary in Aswan. It did not elaborate on the cause.

The rainfall also caused power outages.

Source: https://www.ksla.com/2021/11/14/report-storms-egypt-leave-3-dead-unleash-scorpions/

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

If this Egypt isn’t a province of Australia we need to update the classic G/A/F. What’ll it be? GAFE? EGAF?

 

[jason10mm]

I'm ready....

 

[SJRB]

Pretty sure I've read about this in a book somewhere..

 

[Ionian]

Pretty sure I've read about this in a book somewhere..

Must be old

Being serious though hearing it as a kid, it put the fear of God in me. Was pure horror.

 

[FunkMiller]

So what you’re saying is theyv’e been rocked like a hurricane?

 

[Rest]

Why won't they just let Moses' people go?

 

[Beer Baelly]

 

[Elginer]

Hmmm seems biblical to me

 

[GymWolf]

 

[belmarduk]

Doesn’t this sort of thing happen a lot in Wgypt? Wasn’t a plague of locusts in the Bible or something?

 

[Insane Metal]

Found three of these fuckers in my home last year. I'm in Brazil btw.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

People's homes arent sealed and dont have closed doors?

Ants I can understand weeding through cracks. But scorpions?

 

[El Pistolero]

Read bribes of the news but did not put much thought into it. Wow! Sucks for the poor guys...
By the way, this sounds biblical.

 

[Doom85]

Reminds me of that scene in Fargo Season 1. Funny, the guy there assumed it was biblical as well, but next episode they explained how it happened naturally.

 

[Ionian]

Doesn’t this sort of thing happen a lot in Wgypt? Wasn’t a plague of locusts in the Bible or something?

Yeah, they get it pretty rough in the bible. First borns/ Locuts/ Plagues. You name it.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

If this Egypt isn’t a province of Australia we need to update the classic G/A/F. What’ll it be? GAFE? EGAF?

Let us go international "Le GAEF". Pronounced in the French tongue - Lay GAAF.

 

[Javthusiast]

 

[JimboJones]

People's homes arent sealed and dont have closed doors?

Ants I can understand weeding through cracks. But scorpions?

 

[chromhound]

Burn the whole city down

 

[DeepEnigma]

The Gods be angry.

 

[*Nightwing]

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Scorpions getting into people's houses? Are they living under The Rock? 500 cases? The hospitals might need The People's Aid if the numbers keep up. I'd hate to see the health care in Egypt hit Rock Bottom. It doesn't matter what your name is, if you can help, please do.

 

[DragoonKain]

I was going to say if this happened 1500 years ago it would’ve been written into text and hundreds of years later be acknowledged as proof a god exists.

When all it really means is Mother Nature is a major cunt.

 

[GymWolf]

Scorpions are pretty rare here where i live, but i saw a small one when i was very little and i squashed him with my shoe