Intense storms in Egypt unleashed a massive swarm of scorpions from their nests, stinging 450 people

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Extreme weather in Egypt brought out a swarm of scorpions from their nests, resulting in hundreds of people in the southern city of Aswan being stung and three people dying from their injuries, according to multiple reports.

At least 450 people were injured by scorpion stings on Friday, an Egyptian health ministry official said, according to the BBC. Three people died after succumbing to those injuries, Sky News reported.

Heavy rain, hail, and dust storms near the River Nile, forced scorpions and snakes out of the ground, Sky News reported. The scorpions, displaced by the weather, then sought shelter in people's homes, the Independent reported.

Egypt is home to the fat-tailed scorpion, one of the most dangerous scorpion species in the world. Doctors were redirected from COVID-19 vaccination centers to help treat the scorpion stings, the BBC reported, citing a health official.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/intense-storms-egypt-unleashed-massive-123505377.html

[BunnyMcGee]

1. Shivering at the thought of these creatures on the loose!

[Ocelot II]

2. Sounds like the Biblical plagues. Didn't they have to deal with those a few millennia ago?

[Tanuki]

4. That's what it reminded me of, too (or possibly a Scorpionado sequel

to Sharknado). That this followed huge storms of rain, hail, and dust was also reminiscent of the Biblical plagues.

[Wingus Dingus]

3. Nope nope nope

[TomDaisy]

5. Jesus Christ

[2naSalit]

6. Nasty little buggers.

I'm glad I never got stung when I lived in the SW. They look prehistoric.

[Tetrachloride]

7. Scorpions are worse than .... something

i read a comparison which may have been about snakes .

7-8 hour drive. but i stay in my little city.

[Bayard]

8. That is one mean looking critter

[Larissa]

9. Look before you sit

Yikes! They're the size of Volkswagen beetles.