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/ 1 July 2005

Zim’s slums resemble battle scenes

Porta Farm, a well-known slum west of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, resembled a village hit by an aerial attack as it was visited late on Thursday by United Nations special envoy Anna Tibaijuka. Mounds of brick rubble, plastic sheeting, broken asbestos and smashed furniture were all that remained of the homes of 1 500 families.