Dala

Dala

underdeveloped and poverty struck township south of the Yangon River

Location: 

Dala, Myanmar (Burma)

Duration: 

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Personal highlights

  1. Dala Township: a very poor area south of the Yangon River
  2. Fate: struck by a devastating Tsunami 2008 and left in poverty
  3. Access: no bridge is available, only a crowded ferry on the river
  4. Residents: more than 150,000 people are struggling for life
  5. My trip: guided by a local boy, driving in a TucTuc

Image sources

  1. Living in wooden shacks
  2. Whole family on a bike
  3. Row of wooden shacks
  4. Local man guiding me
  5. Residents fetching water

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