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State media say major floods in the south have killed three people and hospitalized more than 400 others.
Rains and floods in Aswan (Egypt) have led groups of scorpions to seek refuge in people’s homes.
Three people were killed and more than 400 were hospitalized across the governorate to receive anti-poison treatment after being bitten by panic-stricken arachnids, according to state media.
However, Acting Health Minister Khalid Abdel-Ghafar said in a statement that no one had been killed as a result of the bite.
The Ministry of Health has assured the public that it has sufficient stock against the poison, and has stated that 3,350 doses were available in Aswan.
Heavy rains and subsequent flooding have also forced local authorities to suspend schools on Sunday, Governor Ashraf Attia said.
People bitten by scorpions said their symptoms were severe pain, fever, sweating, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle tremors and headaches.
The Aswan Mountains are inhabited by the fat-tailed scorpion or Androctonus crassicauda, which translates as “killer man” from the Greek. They are considered one of the most dangerous scorpions in the world, which can kill an adult with a highly toxic poison within an hour of being bitten. Their stings are known to kill several humans a year.
The scorpion is 8-10 cm (3-4 inches) long and relies on vibrations and sounds to find its prey because of its poor eyesight, hearing and smell.
Photos and videos circulating on social media showed the flooded streets and houses, vehicles and farms being damaged.
The Al-Ahram newspaper reported the deaths, citing Ehab Hanafy, the undersecretary of the Aswan Ministry of Health. He did not disclose the reason.
The rains also caused power outages.
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