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Five men drown in Nile River while attempting to cool off from Luxor heat

Source: egyptindependent.com Published Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:05:43 +0000

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Key context: <p>Five young men in Esna city, south of Luxor, drowned after a group of them took to the Nile River near the new Esna Dam. Mohamed Mahrous, a correspondent in Luxor for the Extra Channel, said during a phone interview that seven young men were swimming in the area when five of them drowned, while &#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.egyptindependent.com/five-men-drown-in-nile-river-while-attempting-to-cool-off-from-luxor-heat/">Five men drown in Nile River while attempting to cool off from Luxor heat</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.egyptindependent.com">Egypt Independent</a>.</p> This development from egyptindependent.com highlights ongoing changes in the sector.

Five young men in Esna city, south of Luxor, drowned after a group of them took to the Nile River near the new Esna Dam. Mohamed Mahrous, a correspondent in Luxor for the Extra Channel, said during a phone interview that seven young men were swimming in the area when five of them drowned, while … The post Five men drown in Nile River while attempting to cool off from Luxor heat appeared first on Egypt Independent.

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