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Life in one of Europe's biggest slums

AdministratorSeptember 2, 2012

Outside of Madrid lies one of Europe's largest illegal settlements - it's a sprawling tangle of tents and cement houses. As Madrid has grown, the city's limits have moved ever closer to the shantytown, known as Cañada Real. And as the economy goes downhill, more and more people are calling it home. Now the city is eyeing the area for possible development. Lauren Frayer has the story.

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