Over 500 victims have been admitted in southern Egypt as a result of scorpion stings after rains drove the scorpions out of their hiding places and into homes, according to state-run media.
Three people died after the province of Aswan was pummeled by uncommon downpours, hail, and thunder over the weekend, according to governor Ashraf Attia. Those the scorpion stung were given anti-venom and afterward released.
Acting health minister Khalid Abdel-Ghafar confirmed in a statement that scorpion stings had caused no deaths. destroyed vehicles, houses, Flooded streets, and agricultural lands were shown in photos and video footage shared on social media. The school was canceled, and power shortages were reported throughout the region. During the storms on Friday, marine movement on the Nile was halted, and highways were restricted, before restarting on Saturday.
According to Ehab Hanafy, the Health Ministry’s undersecretary in Aswan, as published by the Al-Ahram newspaper, doctors were brought back from yearly leave, and hospitals were placed on high alert.
The Ministry of Health comforted the public that there were adequate anti-venom doses accessible, with over 3,000 in Aswan. Hanafy added that more doses were supplied near mountain and desert areas.
sweating, fever, muscular tremors, diarrhea, Severe pain, vomiting, and head twitching were among the symptoms reported by scorpion sting victims.
The Arabian fat-tailed scorpion, also known as Androctonus crassicauda, or “man-killer scorpion,” is found in the Aswan mountains. They are among the most hazardous scorpions on the planet, with an extremely deadly venom that kills more people in a year.