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Climate change already affecting people in Sierra Leone Special

Freetown - Most people love their hometown. But what if you lived in a regularly flooded slum? Residents of a poor area of Freetown, Sierra Leone suffer regular floods, and climate change is exacerbating their problems.

Digital Journal Report by Lynn Morris

Armed gangs flex muscle in Haiti's largest slum

When Haiti's main prison was destroyed by Tuesday's earthquake almost all of its 4,000 prisoners escaped. They took with them guns from guards they overwhelmed and have now taken over Haiti's largest slum, Cité Soleil.

In the Media by Kevin Jess - 11 comments

Rio to build walls around slums

Rio de Janeiro – The authorities in Rio de Janeiro are going to build walls around the slum areas in the Brazilian metropolis.

In the Media by Richard James - 2 comments

A fire raged through a congested slum in southeastern Chittagong city

More than 21 people killed and 10 injured

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Slum dwellers' anger over Nepal Maoist 'decadence'

Nepal slum dwellers angry at Maoist 'decadence'

Philippines Erects Wall to Obscure View of Slums

Poverty out of sight: Philippines erects wall to hide slums from anti-poverty conference

In pictures: Venezuela's vertical gyms

How do you build a spacious gym in a crowded slum?

Modernizing Brazil bulldozes its slums and soccer's shrine

For Brazilians, Maracana has always been the people's stadium, built purposely right in the middle of some of Rio's poorest neighborhoods. Now it is being "gentrified" for the World Cup and Brazil's poor are feeling left out of the celebrations.