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# Slum

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Take a walk through Kangemi slum, where Nairobi's poorest fight to survive
Unknown number trapped after cargo train derailment in Nairobi slum
Rio 2016: Favela dwellers face eviction as Olympic highway is planned
Brazil police invade Rio's biggest slum
Dozens burned to death in petrol pipeline explosion