Stencilled just above the stairs, the red mark in Mumbai's Dharavi slum is tantamount to an eviction notice for residents ...
Mary Grace Aves is terrified of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, but the best weapons to protect her family -- isolation and sanitation -- are unreachable luxuries in the Manila shantytown they call ...
Come along on an exploration of Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, where everyday life confronts hardship head-on. This raw reportage takes you through the streets of Mumbai, revealing the resilience and ...
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Covid-19 and the slum paradox

CoV-2, the causative agent of Covid-19 was first declared as a pandemic in 2019. Since then, its devastating consequences ...
Show more Show less Bipinkumar Padaya (C) live in a one-storey home crammed into a tangle of alleys Families who lived in Dharavi before 2000 will receive free housing; those who arrived between 2000 ...
Bipinkumar Padaya (C) live in a one-storey home crammed into a tangle of alleys - Copyright ENGINEER JEROME MARTINEZ/AFP Handout Bipinkumar Padaya (C) live in a one ...
Soon, bulldozers are expected to rumble into Asia's largest slum, in the heart of the Indian megalopolis of Mumbai, flattening its labyrinth of filthy alleyways for a brand-new neighbourhood. The ...