Standing on a mountain of rubbish in 40-degree heat, I found myself staring into the biggest pair of brown eyes I’d ever seen. They belonged to a little girl of about six. Peeking from under a tarpaulin, she was looking at me with curiosity. Few tourists to Cambodia ever venture into this particular area. And who can blame them?
As my eyes finally moved from hers, I noticed she was barefoot and entirely naked. My heart lurched. I was sweltering in the merciless heat. The stench of rotting rubbish was overpowering. I was literally teetering on piles of rotting nappies, syringes, decomposing food and discarded cans and bottles.
Read More in Cambodia Insight Website on Issue 3 Page 28.
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