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Cambodian Squatter Community Destroyed By Fire
A district official said more than 2,000 families lost their homes


AP Photo/Heng Sinith
Firefighters hose water on a squatter community that caught fire Monday afternoon, Nov. 26, 2001 in central Phnom Penh, Cambodia. A district official said more than 2,000 families lost their homes.

The villagers escape the fire at a squatter village community Monday afternoon, Nov. 26, 2001 in central Phnom Penh, Cambodia. A district official said more than 2,000 families lost their homes.

AP Photo/Heng Sinith


AP Photo/Heng Sinith
A young woman weeps as she watches the squatter community where she lives on fire Monday afternoon, Nov. 26, 2001 in central Phnom Penh, Cambodia. A district official said more than 2,000 families lost their homes and officials said there were reports of several deaths. It is the second fire this year to destroy a squatter community in the area.

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