Description:
A girl playing in Payatas, the biggest garbage dumpsite in Metro Manila. Populated mostly by migrants from the south of the Philippines, they come to the city in search of a better life and income. These migrants son realize that life in urban Manila can be harsh. Many of Payatas inhabitants suffer diseases and illnesses such as tuberculosis, diarrhea, asthma and other ailments born out of living in the garbage dump. ..In 2000, a portion of the Payatas dumpsite collapsed after a week of rain, killing about 3000 men, women and children working in the dumpsite. Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines..
Credits:
Nana - (Philippines) Buxani/Majority World
Description:
A girl playing in Payatas, the biggest garbage dumpsite in Metro Manila. Populated mostly by migrants from the south of the Philippines, they come to the city in search of a better life and income. These migrants son realize that life in urban Manila can be harsh. Many of Payatas inhabitants suffer diseases and illnesses such as tuberculosis, diarrhea, asthma and other ailments born out of living in the garbage dump. ..In 2000, a portion of the Payatas dumpsite collapsed after a week of rain, killing about 3000 men, women and children working in the dumpsite. Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines..
Date Created:
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Author:
Nana Buxani
Headline:
Payatas Dumpsite, Manila
Copyright Notice:
Copyright Majority World
Filename:
MWC024314.jpg
File Date/Time:
1471646405
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1458310
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2
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image/jpeg
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Image Description:
A girl playing in Payatas, the biggest garbage dumpsite in Metro Manila. Populated mostly by migrants from the south of the Philippines, they come to the city in search of a better life and income. These migrants son realize that life in urban Manila can