RiverfrontDemolitions

14 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: City workers tear down homes along the Chao Phraya River south of Krung Thon Bridge to make way for the city's plan to build a 14 kilometer long (22 mile) riverfront promenade. The city also maintains that the homes interfere with navigation on the river and pose a health a safety hazard because they are prone to seasonal flooding. Thousands of families are expected to be evicted to accommodate the promenade. The riverside communities, built on stilts over the water, are prone to flooding and the city has been trying to control them for years. The houses are the only affordable housing for available to some of the poorest people in Bangkok. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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14 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: City workers tear down homes along the Chao Phraya River south of Krung Thon Bridge to make way for the city's plan to build a 14 kilometer long (22 mile) riverfront promenade. The city also maintains that the homes interfere with navigation on the river and pose a health a safety hazard because they are prone to seasonal flooding. Thousands of families are expected to be evicted to accommodate the promenade. The riverside communities, built on stilts over the water, are prone to flooding and the city has been trying to control them for years. The houses are the only affordable housing for available to some of the poorest people in Bangkok. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ