Slum

En Bombay hay el segundo 'slum' más grande de Asia. Y ayer los visité.

Qué es un slum? Pues las chabolas que hay en la periferia de la ciudad. Hechas con nada. Nada.

Fue muy fuerte. La gente que sin tener nada, iba corriendo para comprarnos algo de beber. Vaya lección.

Ayer fue un día duro. Muy duro.

No tengo palabras. Las robo de Wikipedia:

Slums are usually characterized by urban blight and by high rates of poverty and unemployment. They tend to be breeding centers for many social problems such as crime, drug addiction, alcoholism, prostitution, high rates of mental illness and suicide, and despair. In many poor countries they exhibit high rates of disease due to unsanitary conditions, malnutrition, and lack of basic health care.
In many slums, especially in poor countries, many live in very narrow alleys that do not allow vehicles (like ambulances and fire trucks) to pass. The lack of services such as routine garbage collection allows rubbish to accumulate in huge quantities. The lack of infrastructure is caused by the informal nature of settlement and no planning for the poor by government officials. Additionally, informal settlements often face the brunt of natural and man-made disasters, such as landslides, as well as earthquakes and tropical storms. Many slum dwellers employ themselves in the informal economy. This can include street vending, drug dealing, domestic work, and prostitution. In some slums people even recycle trash of different kinds (from household garbage to electronics) for a living - selling either the odd usable goods or stripping broken goods for parts or raw materials.