'ETHIOPIA, INEVITABLE FAMINE', A CROWD OF BEGGARS CONGREGATE IN LALIBELA., 1999

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A crowd of beggars congregates outside a funeral in the tourist town of Lalibela to solicit leftover food Begging is not unknown in Ethiopia s highland towns but it used to consist of just a few elderly people waiting for alms outside churches Now there are dozens of beggars in most towns along truck routes restaurants and anywhere where there is a chance of food

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Location: ETHIOPIA
Photo credit: © Mike Goldwater / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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