(Middle East Eye)- Flooding in Egypt has killed 29 civilians and injured at least 73, according to the health ministry, sparking criticism among Egyptians that the government has failed to provide fast relief.
.Khaled Megahed, the health ministry spokesman, said on Monday that Thursday’s floods hit four provinces in Egypt: South Sinai, the Red Sea, Sohag and Bani Suef in Upper Egypt
While on Tuesday relief supplies began to reach the impacted provinces, many have attacked the slow response to the flooding that began late on Wednesday night.
Egyptians in the affected provinces have come out on the streets to express anger at the lack of adequate governmental support.
Arabic newspapers have reported that residents of the Red Sea coastal town of Ras Gharib, which was the worst hit area in the country, stopped a convoy of the Egyptian prime minister, Sherif Ismail, in protest.
Social media has also shown reports of angry Ras Gharib locals ejecting controversial Egyptian TV presenter Reham Said due to a suspicion that she had come to “profit” from their misfortunes while covering the floods.
Many Egyptians have since criticised the Egyptian army and previous pledges from the country’s president about relief operations.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has previously stated that if needed, the Egyptian army could be deployed throughout the country within six hours.
Egyptians have since taken to Twitter to question why such a quick response has not been deployed in the aftermath of the floods.
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