At Least 7 Die in Egypt in Rainstorms, Floods
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CAIRO — At least seven people were killed in unseasonably heavy rainstorms sweeping across northern Egypt, newspapers reported Sunday.
Two houses in Cairo collapsed under the weight of the rains, killing one person and injuring two. Two people were electrocuted and killed in the Nile Delta town of Tanta and four people died in flood-related road accidents.
The downpour started Friday evening and disrupted road and rail traffic. Floods covered 6 miles of railway track linking the Mediterranean city of Matruh with Salloum on the border with Libya.
The weather forecast service said the poor conditions were expected to continue at least until Tuesday.
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