Residents sit in front of buildings at the Tahya Misr housing project in Al-Asmarat district, Al Mokattam, east of Cairo, Egypt June 2, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
A worker completes his job at a new building in Al-Assal, one of the oldest slums in the Shubra district of Cairo, Egypt June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Children play soccer at a sports field in the Tahya Misr housing project in Al-Asmarat district, Al Mokattam, east of Cairo, Egypt June 2, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Children play in a sports ground at the Tahya Misr housing project in Al-Asmarat district, Al Mokattam, east of Cairo, Egypt June 2, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
A youth stands in front of a construction site next to his home in Al-Assal, one of the oldest slums in the Shubra district of Cairo, Egypt June 1, 2016.
A man poses for a photo in Al-Assal, one of the oldest slums in the Shubra district of Cairo, Egypt June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
A man stands in the doorway of his home in Al-Assal, one of the oldest slums in Shubra district of Cairo, Egypt June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
A woman walks between old homes in Al-Assal, one of the oldest slums in the Shubra district of Cairo, Egypt June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
A man closes the door of his house in Al-Assal, one of the oldest slums in Shubra district of Cairo, Egypt June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
A resident walks past buildings in the Tahya Misr housing project in Al-Asmarat district, Al Mokattam, east of Cairo, Egypt June 2, 2016.
A man shows the bathroom at his home in Al-Assal, one of the oldest slums in the Shubra district of Cairo, Egypt June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
A woman carries bottles of water in Al-Assal, one of the oldest slums in the Shubra district of Cairo, Egypt June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
A boy plays soccer at a sports ground at the Tahya Misr housing project in Al-Asmarat district, Al Mokattam, east of Cairo, Egypt June 2, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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Tractors are seen at the Tahya Misr housing project in Al-Asmarat district, Al Mokattam, east of Cairo, Egypt June 2, 2016.
Cracks are seen in a wall in Al-Assal, one of the oldest slums in the Shubra district of Cairo, Egypt June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
People walk between old buildings in Al-Assal, one of the oldest slums in the Shubra district of Cairo, Egypt June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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A juice vendor stands at a gate to the Tahya Misr housing project in Al-Asmarat district, Al Mokattam, east of Cairo, Egypt June 2, 2016.
A girl sleeps on the floor of her home in Al-Assal, one of the oldest slums in the Shubra district of Cairo, Egypt June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
A man shows cracks in his walls in Al-Assal, one of the oldest slums in the Shubra district of Cairo, Egypt June 1, 2016. There are 351 slums deemed unsafe in Egypt, most of them in the sprawling capital where the poorest have built ramshackle homes that lack basic amenities such as mains sewage and water. Some 850,000 people are believed to live in dangerous slums. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
A man shows cracks in walls at his home in Al-Assal, one of the oldest slums in the Shubra district of Cairo, Egypt June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Moving up from Egypt's slums
There are 351 slums deemed unsafe in Egypt that qualify under a government plan to rehouse residents of the capital's most dangerous slums.
