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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Anuj SRIVAS

Sky-high Rents Have Mumbai Residents Living On The Edge

Debris from the partially collapsed Rubbunnisa Manzil building lies along a street after monsoon rains in Mumbai (Credit: AFP)

Among the swanky skyscrapers of India's financial capital Mumbai, hundreds of dangerously dilapidated buildings facing demolition are crowded with families risking their lives rather than braving impossibly high rents.

When torrential monsoon rains lash the coastal city each year, some of the decrepit colonial-era buildings come crashing down -- often with a heavy loss of life.

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