10. Jakarta
The capital city and the most populated area of Indonesia, Jakarta has a population of just over 10 million people. Unfortunately, many of these live in extreme poverty and an estimated 30,000 people are currently homeless. The reasons for so many people being forced to live on the streets in what is a moderately rich and advanced area are complicated.
One of the primary reasons why so many people are without a home is because of a policy of land confiscation that was initiated by General Suharto. Under the pretense of taking the land to develop it for the local population, the president would instead embezzle funds and use the land to further his own political plans. Recent disasters in terms of flooding have also destroyed tens of thousands of homes. This left those without any access to temporary accommodation having to move onto the streets as they had nowhere else to go.
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