Egypt’s decades-long housing crisis continues to worsen, with activists and authorities alike expressing concern about a continuing explosion of illegal, unsafe construction that is one of the consequences. Photojournalist Hamada Elrasam provides a glimpse of conditions that have resulted from unmanaged growth.
As Egypt's Housing Crisis Intensifies, Dangers Mount
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Egypt’s ancient pyramids stand as timeless examples of the ultimate in construction design and planning, towering over a much different scenario in Giza’s Nazlet el-Semman neighborhood. Narrow streets and lack of urban planning mean no access for public transportation. Residents rely on three-wheeled motorcycles and animals.
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A view of pyramids at Giza from a building under construction. Urban sprawl in Egypt is threatening not only agricultural land but also the country’s cultural heritage. And yet, government figures show the majority of Egypt’s population lives on 6 percent of the land.