A foreign tourist told about NP in Hurghada in her blog. According to her, the “battle” between the owner of the coastal area and those wishing to sunbathe on the wild beach resulted in a lot of broken glass being dumped into the sea. As a result, a criminal case was initiated and arrests began.
“There was a video on social networks in which a person throws broken bottles, glasses, and other garbage into the sea on the shore near the Granada restaurant,” the blogger said. According to her, this area is not a beach, but it is a free piece of coastal territory, and freebies attract both Egyptians and residents of Hurghada equally. Therefore, an “endless battle” took place on this stretch of coastline.
“The owner of the territory is against the fact that people arbitrarily set up a beach there. Puts up fences, security. And people still climb over the fence and swim in the sea in this place. And now the situation has reached a critical point,” the blogger said.
According to her, the video showed that “some Egyptian” brought and dumped a box with broken glass and garbage into the sea. Moreover, eyewitnesses noticed that there were five such boxes. There were also victims – an Egyptian boy cut his leg.
As a result, when the information reached the governor of the Red Sea, Amr Khnafi, he immediately ordered to form a commission and urgently send the incident to the restaurant. “The investigation team included: the Head of the District, the Director General of the Department of the Environment, the Director General of the Department of the Ministry of Tourism, the Police for the Environment and Public Works, the Agency for Environmental Affairs,” the blogger said, adding that the restaurateur initially denied his involvement in this excess However, the police conducted a search and during the preliminary investigation it was established that the person in the video worked in the restaurant – his belongings and clothes with the company’s logo were found. The culprit has already been taken to the precinct, where he will be held in custody until the trial. The matter is being investigated. “The governor ordered the formation of an expanded commission to study the situation of the restaurant and cafe, the location of the event within the framework of the laws and regulations regulating it, and the degree of compliance by the restaurant management with the instructions. And to find out whether other persons are involved in this story, who harm citizens and tourists,” the blogger writes.
At the same time, interesting details are revealed in the comments. Here is a “typical” comment: “I think that if you are the owner of the coastline, take care of it, improve everything, make a paid beach, and don’t send all kinds of idiots to pollute the sea. But if the owner doesn’t want to do landscaping, there’s no reason to drive the people away, let them go swimming, there should be a free place in Hurghada for locals to at least just cool off and go about their business.”
The author of the blog clarifies that the territory is dangerous and unorganized, and the rocky bottom is dangerous for trauma. And the owner does not let outsiders in to avoid an accident. “And because they scare tourists who eat in a restaurant with their appearance. I am not talking about residents, but about Egyptian families. They camped there all the time with trunks of food. When it was possible to pass through a loophole in the fence, I went in once – there were syringes and garbage lying everywhere. Personally, I do not understand the need to break through to this shore, if passage there is prohibited. There are good beaches nearby with sunbeds and security and the price is only $1-2. Pay and lie at least all day on a soft mattress and swim in the clear sea,” the blogger assured.