Plague of Snakes and Scorpions

Timothy Birdnow

I usually don't touch the "news of the weird" kind of stuff but I found this interesting.

After a freak flood a plague of snakes and scorpions struck Egypt, and three people were killed by stings/bites while 500 were injured.

The governor of the local region Ashraf Attia said at least 503 people were hospitalized after suffering scorpion stings.

Schools have been ordered to close to protect children from the scorpions and snakes.

Professor at Agricultural Research Center Ahmed Rizk told the newspaper that heavy rains wash away scorpions and snakes.

The creatures then look to find new hiding places so they head to houses, particularly on high ground.

Reminds me of the plagues of Egypt in the Old Testament.

It further reminds me that the New Testament promises a return of the plagues of Egypt before the Parousia.

We seem to be seeing a lot of plagues these days. Covid being just one of them. Remember the Ebola outbreaks? And we face famine in the not-so-distant future as supply chain breaks lead to less food making it to the poor parts of the world. And wars? And earthquakes in diverse places?

It makes one wonder.

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