A rare storm in Egypt over the weekend brought not just flash flooding but a flood of scorpions washed out of hiding.
The city of Aswan, located along the Nile River, experienced a heavy rainstorm that only lasted an hour, according to The New York Times. Beyond the 100-plus homes damaged or destroyed, 500 people were stung by scorpions, leading to a rush of people going to hospitals for anti-venom injections.
"Floods that were affected by Aswan led to scorpions coming out of the slaughterhouses in the mountains to taste some villagers," a Facebook moderator named Nubia posted on Facebook.
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Three people died from an electrical wire that collapsed during the flooding, but none perished from scorpion attacks.
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Scorpions are common in Aswan during the summer when it's warm, although the number of stings reported over the weekend was exceptional. Typically dozens of stings are reported each year.
Twenty-four different types of scorpions reside in the deserts of Egypt, however the type that came crawling into the homes in the torrent are known as deathstalkers, which have a sting that can kill children and sicken an adult to the point of death.
All victims were discharged from the hospital after receiving the anti-venom, according to the New York Post.
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