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    Indians build their own lockdown barricades in the country's slums

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    Indians build their own lockdown barricades in the country's slums

    Mumbai's huge Dharavi slum are struggling under India's nationwide lockdown


    Published:  April 20, 2020 09:14 Reuters  and  Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Editor

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    Dharavi, believed to be Asia's largest slum, is a tough place to be confined, and also one of the most vulnerable to the new coronavirus because of the density of its population and poor sanitation. Image Credit: Reuters
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