Bad weather continued to claim lives and destroy property Thursday as the Health and Population Ministry announced at least 17 people died and 28 were injured in Gharbiya and Beheira governorates.
Fifteen died and 27 were injured in Beheira governorate's Ofouna Village between Wednesday and Friday morning. One person died and one other was injured in Gharbiya.
The Health Ministry said Thursday that all those injured have left the hospital.
Seven of those who died Thursday were killed by electric shock, usually the result of downed power lines.
Several buildings collapsed and many houses were flooded with rainwater in Gharbiya.
The prime minister received a report from the Egyptian Meteorological Authority saying bad weather will likely continue until the end of next week.
A security source also reported that three children died of electric shock in Giza.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
