A general view of construction work for a bridge at dead city in Cairo. EPA
Demolitions to the cemeteries are part of a larger project to improve road traffic in the Necropolis area. Hamza Hendawi/ The National
Bodies of the deceased that were buried too close to the roads were relocated, with some sites almost completely demolished.. Hamza Hendawi/ The National
Residents gather remaining supplies from the ruins of their homes in a nearby alley to be guarded during the night. Hamza Hendawi/ The National
A resident of Al-Qafara, sitting outside a demolished tomb site, near his previous home. Hamza Hendawi/ The National
A worker demolishes an old cemetery in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
Demolition of an old cemetery in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
A woman walks past the rubble of the Cairo Necropolis in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
A woman stands among the rubble at the Cairo Necropolis in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
A boy riding a motorbike passes in front of the destroyed graves in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
People sit at an area where they used to live in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
People stand at an area where they used to live in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
A general view of the destroyed graves in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
A boy sits at an area where he and his family used to live in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
A general view of construction work for a bridge at dead city in Cairo. EPA
Demolitions to the cemeteries are part of a larger project to improve road traffic in the Necropolis area. Hamza Hendawi/ The National
Bodies of the deceased that were buried too close to the roads were relocated, with some sites almost completely demolished.. Hamza Hendawi/ The National
Residents gather remaining supplies from the ruins of their homes in a nearby alley to be guarded during the night. Hamza Hendawi/ The National
A resident of Al-Qafara, sitting outside a demolished tomb site, near his previous home. Hamza Hendawi/ The National
A worker demolishes an old cemetery in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
Demolition of an old cemetery in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
A woman walks past the rubble of the Cairo Necropolis in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
A woman stands among the rubble at the Cairo Necropolis in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
A boy riding a motorbike passes in front of the destroyed graves in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
People sit at an area where they used to live in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
People stand at an area where they used to live in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
A general view of the destroyed graves in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
A boy sits at an area where he and his family used to live in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
A general view of construction work for a bridge at dead city in Cairo. EPA
Relatives 'outraged' at tomb destruction for highway in Cairo's City of the Dead
Demolitions in the Southern Cemetery are intended to make way for a flyover