BKKRiverfrontRedevelopment

11 JULY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Bangkok city workers put trash into a waiting truck while clearing 20 homes from the Khiao Khai Ka community along the Chao Phraya River. The community is the first to be evicted as the city goes ahead with its plan to build a 14 kilometer long (22 mile) riverfront promenade. Thousands of families are expected to be evicted to make way for the promenade. Residents in the Khiao Khai Ka community agreed to leave voluntarily and will receive compensation for their homes. The exact amount of the compensation has not been determined. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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11 JULY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Bangkok city workers put trash into a waiting truck while clearing 20 homes from the Khiao Khai Ka community along the Chao Phraya River. The community is the first to be evicted as the city goes ahead with its plan to build a 14 kilometer long (22 mile) riverfront promenade. Thousands of families are expected to be evicted to make way for the promenade. Residents in the Khiao Khai Ka community agreed to leave voluntarily and will receive compensation for their homes. The exact amount of the compensation has not been determined. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ