‘I trust my eyes, not the forecast’: Alexandria is sinking. Why don’t local fishers believe it?
by Alexander Durie and Heba Khamis from on (#6W2EH)
The ancient Mediterranean city is at risk as sea levels rise. But most people in the vulnerable fishing village of El Max believe it will always weather the storms of time
On a sunny January morning in El Max, west of Egypt's second city, Alexandria, where a canal meets the Mediterranean Sea, Ahmed Gaz is untangling his fishing net on the beach after landing his catch at dawn.
Like almost everyone in the neighbourhood, Gaz was born and raised by the water, destined to fish for a living: My whole life is in the sea. My life, my work and my livelihood."
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