It happens at all levels: individual, family, group, country - one bad thing after another. Now it's ,unfortunately, Egypt's turn. The Suez Canal has been blocked by a cargo ship. If this is not enough, two trains have collided; collision resulting in many casualties.
(It seems rather strange that all this occurs during the time of the Jewish Passover , the feast of the unleavened bread . 'Pesach' celebrates the freedom of the israelites from slavery, and their exodus from ancient Egypt).
I've never been to the Suez CanaI, which connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. I have, however, a vague idea of such a canal, since my visit in the past to a more modest and ancient one - the Corinth Canal (Greece) connecting the Mediterranean with the Aegean Sea.
I remember being totally amazed at the narrow passage through which big ships are supposed to make their way. Nowadays, modern ships cannot pass through this canal. I suppose most of the ships using the Corinth Canal are of the touristic kind.
I've never really been to Egypt, our big neighboring country, except for one or two trips to the peninsula Sinai's desert, once under israeli occupation as a result of wars in the region.
Egypt, by the way, is among the countries with an alarming birthrate. Demographics and Pollution are issues which can be successfully solved by those who care for the planet's future, but, except talking, the politicians of the world do nothing pragmatic about that.
All's well that ends well" - according to the latest news, the Suez Canal crisis is almost solved.