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This city is sinking.

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    A family takes a ride in a boat moving between concrete blocks placed as reinforcement against rising water levels in Alexandria, Egypt. (AP)
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    Streets are flooded in Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria. (AP)
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    Concrete barriers strengthen the sea wall near the historic citadel in Alexandria, Egypt. (AP)
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    A fisherman and his cat stand beside one of the giant toy-shaped concrete barriers that were put along Alexandria’s shore to protect against flooding. (AP)
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    People swim and sunbathe at a beach in Alexandria, Egypt. Rising water threatens to flood neighborhoods and ancient history sites. (AP)
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Once there was a great city in Egypt (EE-jipt). Alexander the Great had it built. The city still stands. It is Alexandria.

Water is all around the city. Earthquakes and floods have harmed buildings. The city is sinking. People put concrete blocks along the shore. Will they stop the sinking?

READ MORE: Alexander the Great was a man of much knowledge, a king, and a general. He dreamed of a world empire where all people followed the same customs and way of thinking. He invaded Asia with his army. The wars lasted years. But Alexander died before he and his army ever returned home. Egypt wants to protect the large city named for this once powerful man. Psalm 89:9 reminds us that God “rules the raging of the sea.” When its waves rise, He stills them.