Egypt's inclement weather left three dead in a Nile Delta village on Wednesday, with homes flooded and traffic disrupted in a number of cities for a second time in less than a fortnight.
The victims, a 17-year-old boy named Amin Diab, 30-year-old woman Halima Kandil and 25-year-old man Ibrahim Mokhtar, were killed during a storm in Beheira governorate's Wadi El-Natroun village, west of Delta.
Diab died after being electrocuted by a light pole, the same way several people had been killed in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria last month when it had been flooded.
Kandil was killed after falling into an open sewage drain in front of her house, while Mokhtar died after the ceiling of his home collapsed due to the heavy rains.
High winds and heavy rains in Wadi El-Natroun also led to the injury of 19 people. All the injured were transferred to a hospital in the village.
Egypt's Prime Minister Sherif Ismail headed to Wadi El-Natroun to check on rescue and aid efforts in the city.
Meanwhile, Alexandria governorate announced that Thursday will be an official day off after heavy rains on Wednesday once again flooded it.
Rainstorms have pummelled Alexandria since Tuesday, leaving streets flooded and causing traffic disruption.
Tens of Alexandria residents in the Airport area blocked the Agricultural Road to protest the flooding of their houses.
Alexandria and Dekheila ports were closed for the second day to prevent collisions between boats or with the port's docks.
On 25 October, five people were killed in Alexandria when heavy rains flooded the city. Governor Hani El-Mesery handed in his resignation on the same day after facing a wave of criticism.
