Houses claimed by the canal: life on Egypt's climate change frontline | Ruth Michaelson

In Alexandria's 'Little Venice', a poor fishing community faces the demolition of its homes and loss of its livelihood thanks to rising seas - and a local government keen to clear its slumsOn the banks of the El Max canal near the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, one man untangles fishing nets in his turquoise-painted boat as the sound of a sledgehammer hitting bricks ricochets down the waterway. Others lean out of their windows on one bank of the canal, staring at the growing piles of rubble of what was once rows of homes on the opposite bank. The previous occupants as well as those looking on are a harbinger of thousands who will be forced to leave their homes due to climate change. Continue reading...