7. Cairo
Egypt has had a problem with homelessness for decades. As the country began to develop into a more modern state, hundreds of thousands of people were left behind in poverty, unable to keep up with the more prosperous members of society. Despite government-backed initiatives aimed at cutting down on the number of people living on the streets, corruption meant little money ever reached its intended recipients.
While official government statistics state that there are only around 5,000 children sleeping rough and relying on begging to buy food and water in Cairo, aid agencies and charities believe the actual number could be as high as 50,000. Considering the recent unrest in the country and the fact that there are no official reports about how many adults are sleeping rough, some estimate that as many as 100,000 people could be living without homes in the Egyptian city.
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