In Egypt, hail storm kills 4, injures 50
ByA hail storm in Cairo has killed four people and injured more than 50 others.
The extreme weather conditions caused chaos in Egypt’s capital city, resulting in traffic accidents and widespread panic, AFP reported.
In the country’s second largest city, Alexandria, located on the Mediterranean Sea coast waves as high as a two-story building hit the shore, the daily Al-Masry Al-Youm reported.
Also a European luxury cruise ship crashed into a pier in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh early Friday morning killing three sailors and wounding four tourists, maritime officials said.
In a statement, the General Authority for Red Sea Ports confirmed that the sailors died as a result of the ships collision.
Another person was killed amidst a wave of car collisions nationwide.
The storm has subsided but meteorologists predict severe weather in the next three days.
Source: Press TV (http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=119559§ionid=351020502)
