13 March
Most Egyptians stayed at home on Thursday as schools, universities and public institutions were closed due to a thunderstorm and heavy rainfalls.
The storm caused several deaths, including a 6-year-old child who was hit by a fallen tree in Upper Egypt's province of Qena, authorities said.
Meanwhile, six people were injured in southern province Sohag after a fallen palm tree hit their car, and 16 passengers were wounded as their minibus overturned in Gharbiya province due to the bad weather.
The thunderstorm was anticipated by the Egyptian Meteorological Authority that warned citizens to stay at home on Thursday and Friday for safety reasons.
"The thunderstorm is expected to continue until Friday, gradually decline on Saturday and vanish on Sunday," the meteorologist added.
xinhua
