7 most difficult places to live in the world

There are many places in cities today that are crowded centers of poverty, disease, violence to an unimaginable level. And obviously, these are places where no one wants to live there.

New Orleans, USA

Appears a lot in the media but the devastation of Hurricane Katrina is still hard to imagine for those who are not there. Although most of the city population has been evacuated before the storm, many people still have to stay with it. Nearly 1,500 people were killed and many others were missing. The scene after the storm was horrifying with the corpses floating around the streets.

Although much of the city has been repaired and many residents have returned, there are still areas of ruin, abandoned in the Bourbon neighborhood. Crime here becomes a daily affair. Although police say that the crime rate has fallen sharply, rapes have skyrocketed throughout 2013. The state of Louisiana has the highest rate of murder and the number of prisoners per capita in the US states, Many of them are in New Orleans. During Mother's Day 2013, a shooting took place right at the parade, causing 20 serious injuries.

Spanish Town, Jamaica

The most violent area on the island is notorious for its high rate of murder, which is the Spanish Town, the slums with 160 thousand inhabitants. The streets were ravaged by gangs like One Order, Klansman and Unity. These gangs fought fiercely to gain protection for local businesses, sometimes targeting innocent relatives of other gangs. After 2011 with a record number of murders, police had to increase their presence in Spanish Town, so that the number of murders dropped sharply. However, police said other types of crime such as rape and robbery increased.

Harare, Zimbabwe

After 30 years under dictator Robert Mugabe's regime, Zimbabwe's economy was completely broken. Mugabe's campaign against white farmers has caused the country to fall into a state of hyperinflation. The Zimbabwe dollar has a conversion value of US $ 1.25 in 1980, but today its value is not equal to the money printing paper. By November 2008, the country's inflation reached a record number of 79.6 billion. Not long after, Zimbabwe started using the US dollar as the main currency. Due to the economic downturn, theft increased from robberies to robberies. Harare is always ranked among the worst cities in the world. The power outages occur frequently because the government cannot meet the demand for electricity. Water supplies are also often lost.

San Pedro Sula, Honduras

According to the Mexican Institute of Policy, which studies the rate of homicide cases worldwide (excluding war zones in the Middle East), San Pedro Sula has won the position of the world's highest homicide rate in 2012. and 2013. With a rate of 169 homicides over 100,000 people, the police force here seems accustomed to finding bodies.

Like the notorious city of Ciudad Juarez, most of the murders here involve drug trafficking. Police forces often have a reputation for corruption and most cases are not handled. According to a travel warning issued by the US State Department, 18 US citizens have been killed in Honduras since 2011, and none of them have been resolved.

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea, the country is facing itself. This is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, but it is a country with the psychology of ancient tribes. Crime of abuse against women occurs regularly, with stories of gang rapes and murder of those who are accused of "witchcraft" being made public.

Medecins Sans Frontieres found that up to 70% of women in Papua New Guinea had been raped and abused. Crime gang "Raskols" controls the streets and carries out armed robberies in unemployed areas in the city. Tensions among tribal groups also lead to murder. Food and water poisoning has led to cholera outbreaks.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

One of the cities is constantly ranked in the list of the most difficult cities in the world. People are leaving the country's rural area at an alarming rate, and the population growth of 500 thousand people annually puts a burden on Dhaka's degraded infrastructure. Environmental sanitation is a serious problem, with piles of domestic waste flooding the streets. The atmosphere is polluted by dust and smoke from vehicles and industrial plants, thereby causing respiratory diseases such as asthma. Many buildings in the city are weak and very dangerous. Typically on April 24, 2013, the Rana Plaza building collapsed and killed at least 900 people.

New Delhi, India

New Delhi is one of the most polluted cities in the world. Hot and overpopulated, along with poverty are torturing many residents here. Most people cannot earn $ 1 / day. The poverty line announced by the Indian Planning Commission is that people earn less than $ 0.47 in urban areas and $ 0.38 in rural areas.

Like China, women here are also disregarded. Forces occur regularly and are not dealt with. Sex crimes in India have long been popular, but recent incidents have brought this issue to the public's attention. Victims often go to suicide. Delhi is also the target of bombings by extremist Islamic groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Indian jihad. On September 7, 2011, a bomb exploded outside Delhi court, killing more than 10 people and injuring dozens of others.