World Thousands of people lose homes in Manila slum fire The Associated Press Apr 26, 2010 MANILA, Philippines — A huge fire sweeping through a shantytown outside the Philippine capital has destroyed about 300 houses and left about 7…
World Rio starts demolishing slums in high-risk areas The Associated Press Apr 13, 2010 RIO DE JANEIRO — The threat of new mudslides forced officials to begin evicting 2,600 families from at-risk areas Monday as they embarked on a…
World Slum disappears in mudslide; 200 feared dead By Bradley Brooks The Associated Press Apr 9, 2010
World Pain from torrent in Rio falls heavily on slums The Associated Press Apr 8, 2010 RIO DE JANEIRO — Rodrigo de Almeira had dug for 15 hours through mud and debris, and he looked like it. Auburn mud covered his head, his rippe…
