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CAIRO — Heavy rain and flooding in a southern province in Egypt have left three people dead and more than 500 others hospitalized from scorpion stings, state-run media reported.

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A scorpion is pictured at the Scorpion Kingdom laboratory and farm in Egypt's Western Desert, near the city of Dakhla in the New Valley, some 700 Southeast the capital, on February 4, 2021.

At least 450 people were injured by scorpion stings on Friday, an Egyptian health ministry official said, according to the BBC. Three people died after succumbing to those injuries, Sky News reported.

Former Egyptian member of parliament Hamdi Hassan died on Thursday at the age of 65 in the notorious Al-Aqrab (Scorpion) Prison, after eight years in detention, his son announced on Friday.

The Egyptian fat-tailed scorpion, a species found throughout Northern Africa, in particular has been described as one of the most deadly in the world, according to the Saint Louis Zoo.

The Egyptian public prosecution should investigate deaths in custody and charge those with command responsibility for Scorpion in connection with any acts of torture and cruel and inhuman treatment.

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A single gram of scorpion venom, requiring the milking of as many as 3,000 scorpions, can be exported for $8,000, said Dr. Abdel-Rahman, who studies medical and scientific uses for the venom.

In short, King Scorpion was one of the fathers of Egyptian civilization. Great achievements for a man who for nearly 5,000 years was thought to be mythical. Egypt Was Divided Into Two Kingdoms.

Heavy rain and flooding in Egypt have caused three deaths and hundreds more to be hospitalized after they suffered injuries from scorpion stings, according to state-run media.