mansura: i'm scared that in the end we'll lose everything.er: alexandria's sewage system has long been unable to withstand the mix of rain and seawater. not enough pipes that are too thin, and often clogged, even though the city council regularly cleans them. new pipes are being built near the coast to redirect the water back into the sea. but all this is unlikely to solve the problem in the long term. >> i'm affected by it, too, of course. as an employee, i sometimes feel i haven't done my job properly. but i do what i can. we work hard. what's happening here is beyond our capabilities. reporter: and yet many people in alexandria are hoping for a miracle and that they'll somehow get off lightly. for tamer himeda and his family, their very existence is at stake. tamer: i wish the coast would be like it used to be. we hardly have any beach here anymore. almost nothing. i hope that the government will implement its rescue plan quickly. i'm begging them to save the coast and this cafe. reporter: it's a wish likely to go unfulfilled. the people o