In Iraq's oil-rich Basra, shanty towns flourish
2,448 views · Published 19 April 2018 · 1:19 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: AFP News Agency · 2018 · News & Politics
Thousands remain without work after moving to oil-rich Basra in the hope of finding a job. They live in cramped and chaotic shanty towns in a province already suffering from a lack of infrastructure.
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