Rubbish Piles Reported at Safaga School Gates Days Before Term Starts
Al-Masry Al-Youm reports waste accumulating directly outside school entrances in Safaga, raising environmental and health concerns for pupils as the new academic year approaches.
9 September 2026
Piles of rubbish have built up at the gates of schools in Safaga in the days before the new academic year begins, Al-Masry Al-Youm reports, raising environmental and health concerns for pupils.
The report describes waste accumulating directly outside school entrances. It does not name the schools affected, give a number, or say what the local authority has said in response.
The report lands days after two clean-up efforts in the same town. Hurghada News reported on 8 September that an intensive campaign in Safaga had removed 65 tonnes of waste, and on 9 September that the town was pruning and trimming its street trees as part of a wider push to improve its appearance. Al-Masry Al-Youm's account suggests that effort has not yet reached every school gate.
For families with children due back in class in the coming days, the practical question is whether the sites are cleared before pupils arrive. No collection schedule or specific commitment for the school entrances was given in the report.