A young boy living in poverty is standing near a pile of colorful garbage at a toxic and polluted trash dump in Cambodia.
A young boy who works as a scavenger stands near a pile of colorful garbage at The Stung Meanchey Landfill in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Fires spew noxious methane gas into the air and approximately 2000 people who scavenged here endured these conditions daily to earn their livings.
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Location: Stung Meanchey Landfill, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Photo credit: © John Brown / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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