Flash flooding in Tunisia has killed at least five people while a further two are unaccounted for, the interior ministry said on Thursday.
Two died in the northwestern region of Kef and another in Grombalia in the north, ministry spokesperson Sofiene Zaag told AFP.
On Wednesday a six-year-old child drowned in Sidi Bouzid in central Tunisia and a 40-year-old man was swept away by a seasonal river in the neighbouring province of Kasserine, the ministry said.
One person has been missing since Wednesday in Kasserine and another in Zaghouan in northeastern Tunisia, Zaag added.
The drownings come less than a month after torrential rains killed at least five people in the northeastern region of Cap Bon.
Water levels rose Thursday in several cities, including Tunis and its outskirts, where most schools were closed.
Some commuters parked their cars and took off their shoes as they navigated flooded streets to reach workplaces in the capital.
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