Slum dwellers cling onto homes to prevent demolition by developers
The Phnom Penh Borei Keila community was, prior to 2003, a poverty dwelling for around 1800 households. Only a handful of residents have escaped eviction from the slum situated on prime development land in the centre of Cambodia's capital city.
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Inside one of the abandoned homes in the Borei Keila slum in Phnom Penh. Today only a handful of residents live ‘illegally’ in the slum, which is situated on prime development land in the centre of Cambodia’s capital city.
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- id:1160878
- date:17 April 2012
- dimensions:10.02 x 6.66 in. (3008 x 2000 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:17.21 MB
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The Phnom Penh Borei Keila community was, prior to 2003, a poverty dwelling for around 1800 households. Only a handful of residents have escaped eviction from the slum situated on prime development land in the centre of Cambodia's capital city.
Details
- id:1160878
- date:17 April 2012
- dimensions:10.02 x 6.66 in. (3008 x 2000 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:17.21 MB
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