At least three people have been killed and 453 injured in the mountainous region of Egypt’s Aswan province due to a wave of scorpions that have left their nests by a storm.
The representation of the Ministry of Health and Population in the province reported 89 people admitted to the Aswan University Hospital, according to the Egyptian newspaper ‘Al Ahram’.
Others 118 patients have been hospitalized at Kom Ombo Central Hospital and the rest are in the hospitals of Drau, Nasr al Nuba, Edfu and Abu Simbel, ‘Al Arabiyah Misr’ has reported.
Professor of the Center for Agricultural Engineering Ahmed Rizk has explained that rains have pushed scorpions and snakes into populated areas seeking refuge, especially in the higher areas.
Rizk has indicated that people should avoid mountainous areas when there are torrential rains and has stressed that if they are bitten by animals, a cloth should be tied tightly next to the sting site to prevent the venom from reaching the heart and seek immediate hospital care to receive the antidote.
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