Heavy rains and flash floods have left seven people dead in Egypt and Israel. Rains washed away mud brick houses in southern Egypt killing two women and in Israel a woman drowned when her car was caught in a flash flood. Egyptian police said, a British tourist was killed when a yacht capsized in bad weather on the Nile. More than a dozen people are still missing in the resort city of Sharm el-Sheik, where one woman was killed and the roof of the airport was damaged. The holidaymaker, who has not been named, was with three others when their boat overturned in the southern city of Aswan in heavy winds and sudden rain. Israel temporarily closed its border crossings with Egypt and Jordan due to the heavy rains, and a bridge collapsed near a cargo crossing between Egypt and Israel. Flooding also wiped out communication lines in Sharm el-Sheik and destroyed two dozen homes in Ras Sudr. Five Egyptian ports were closed due to the unpredictable weather.
News On AIR | January 19, 2010 1:11 PM
Heavy rains and flash floods affect normal life in Egypt, Israel