The mayor of capital Mamoudzou, Ambdilwahedou Soumaila, told the press that rescue workers expect many casualties in the rubble of the densely populated slums, especially in the hills above Mamoudzou.

Kenya is among the countries with the highest number of slums in the world. Its slums are rated by Unicef and UNDP as dwellings that pose extreme hardship to residents. It is estimated that 70 per ...

It is unfortunate that in New York and many other cities public housing has pre-empted not the worst but the best of the acknowledged slum areas -- that is, those favorably located on parks and ...

At the Jan. 16 meeting of the Rotary Club of Tehachapi, the Club heard an interesting and inspiring presentation from Gem Munro, who has devoted his life and career to improving educational ...

Population growth and insufficient housing have led to the development of informal settlements or slums on city outskirts around the world. Over one billion people live in these settlements ...