Egyptian officials in Cairo outstrip the competition in what can only be described as a race among world leaders to overreact in a “pig” way. Fearing for their lives they order the immediate extermination of every living pig in the greater Cairo area only to realize that the pigs were the foundation of Cairo’s garbage disposal system. At last report, Cairo is still sweltering in mountains of garbage that have no ready means for disposal.
“The whole area is trash. All the pathways are full of trash. When you open up your window to breathe, you find garbage heaps on the ground.”
– Ramadan Hediya, Cairo resident