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| Deadly flash floods hit Mid-east | Deadly flash floods hit Mid-east |
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| Heavy rains and flash floods have left seven people dead in Egypt and Israel. | 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. | 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. |
| A British tourist was killed when a yacht capsized in bad weather on the Nile, Egyptian police said. | A British tourist was killed when a yacht capsized in bad weather on the Nile, Egyptian police said. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Three other tourists, including the man's wife, an Indian and a Canadian tourist survived the capsize, an Egyptian police spokesman said. | Three other tourists, including the man's wife, an Indian and a Canadian tourist survived the capsize, an Egyptian police spokesman said. |
| 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. | 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. | Flooding also wiped out communication lines in Sharm el-Sheik and destroyed two dozen homes in Ras Sudr. |
| Flash floods overcame dams in northern Sinai, local officials said, and flood waters are approaching the city of al-Arish, killing one man there. | Flash floods overcame dams in northern Sinai, local officials said, and flood waters are approaching the city of al-Arish, killing one man there. |
| In the Red-sea port of Hurghada a woman drowned when flooding swept her off the main road. | In the Red-sea port of Hurghada a woman drowned when flooding swept her off the main road. |
| Five Egyptian ports were closed due to the unpredictable weather. | Five Egyptian ports were closed due to the unpredictable weather. |
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