CAIRO: Six college students died and 24 others have been injured in a drowning accident on Saturday at a seaside in Alexandria governorate, northwest of Cairo, Egypt’s Well being Ministry mentioned in an announcement. The victims have been a part of a scholar group on a discipline journey organized by an academy specializing in air hospitality, the ministry mentioned. The incident occurred at Abu Talat seaside in Alexandria’s Agami district, Xinhua Information Company reported.
It added that ambulances have been dispatched to the scene. Three of the injured have been handled on the seaside, whereas 21 others have been transferred to close by hospitals for additional care.
Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar, Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Well being and Inhabitants, careworn the ministry’s dedication to supporting the injured and their households, whereas carefully monitoring the medical and emergency measures, in accordance with the assertion.
The ministry, which didn’t present particulars on the circumstances of the drowning, urged the general public to look at seaside security tips, particularly throughout group outings, to stop such incidents.
In the meantime, three folks have been killed and 4 others injured after violent storms hit Romania, emergency companies mentioned.
The storms battered 18 counties and the capital Bucharest, toppling greater than 240 bushes and energy poles, flooding dozens of basements and courtyards, and damaging over 70 vehicles, the Common Inspectorate for Emergency Conditions (IGSU) reported on Saturday.
In Arges county, the roof of a constructing collapsed on three folks, killing an 18-year-old man and injuring two others. In Ilfov county, north of Bucharest, two folks kayaking on Lake Snagov drowned after their boat capsized in tough waters.
In Prahova county and Bucharest, two different folks have been injured when struck by a falling roof and a tree, respectively. All 4 injured victims have been hospitalized however remained aware, authorities mentioned.
Authorities issued 19 climate alerts by way of the RO-Alert system throughout 12 counties and Bucharest on Friday night.
The emergency response company later mentioned that two girls, an 85- and an 83-year-old, have been additionally victims of the flood. Firefighters had to make use of an excavator to retrieve one of many our bodies from a riverbed.
The Surroundings Ministry’s water administration company mentioned some rivers rose to file excessive water ranges. Restore works on collapsed bridges have been underway, it mentioned.
Romania has confronted more and more frequent episodes of utmost climate this summer time, with officers urging residents to take shelter when storm warnings are issued.