Scorpions attack in Egypt: hit at least 500 people in one day
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2021 6:02 pm
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Scorpios have stung more than 500 people in Aswan governorate in southern Egypt after being forced out of their burrows by torrential rains.
This was reported by the Sada Elbalad website, citing the Egyptian Ministry of Health which, however, denied information, moreover from official sources, about the death of three people poisoned by these dangerous arachnids.
"503 citizens received an antidote in Aswan after being stung by scorpions who fled their lairs due to torrential rains," said Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, the Egyptian minister of higher education and scientific research but who is the interim Minister of Health.
Earlier, an under-secretary of the Egyptian Ministry of Health in Aswan, Ehab Hanafy, said that "3 people were killed and another 450 were injured by scorpion stings due to bad weather and the latest floods that hit Aswan yesterday".
The city yesterday was hit by violent hailstorms, strong winds and rains, the Al Arabiya site points out, recalling that scorpion stings are usually not fatal and typically only cause pain, numbness, tingling and swelling.
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