Egypt Historic Cemeteries

Construction workers knock down walls of family mausoleums to clear way for a new highway running through the historic Northern Cemetery in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Dozens of graves have been partially or fully destroyed as the government builds two large expressways through the City of the Dead, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Authorities say no registered monuments have been harmed, but preservationists have raised alarm that graves of historical value are being lost and that the multilane highways tear apart the fabric of a historic necropolis that has remained intact for centuries. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) NM506