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Cairo masterplan threatens ancient City of the Dead

2023-05-27 07:49
Bodies are exhumed and burial sites are razed to make way for roads and bridges.
Cairo masterplan threatens ancient City of the Dead

In the early morning haze, women dressed in black and men with grim expressions gather in Cairo's centuries-old Sayyida Nafisa cemetery.

But they are not here to bury their relatives. They are here to exhume them.

"This is a double trauma," says Iman, sobbing as she directs proceedings.