Accidents caused by rain, hail, and strong winds have claimed at least four lives and injured 81 people in Egypt since Tuesday, media reports said Thursday.
Four people died and 25 were injured in road accidents near the capital Cairo, according to the al-Masry al-Youm newspaper.
Farther south along the Nile River in the town of Minya, 46 students were injured when a schoolbus overturned. Security sources said 11 occupants of the bus were unaccounted for, DPA reported.
Five Red Sea ports have been closed due to the stormy weather.
Earlier this month, 18 people were killed in accidents during a fierce storm which hit several countries in the Middle East.
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