When people started leaving rural areas for cities with hopes of finding a better life, they probably didn’t expect urbanization to get so out of hand. Now the concrete jungles where dreams were supposedly made of are seen drowning in pollution, trash, traffic, and dystopian dwellings. One could say that the promise of a better life has somehow turned into urban hell.
To show just how really bad things are getting, Bored Panda compiled a list of the worst consequences caused by developing cities shared on the Urban Hell subreddit. Scroll down to find them, and make sure to upvote the ones that made you sad to see the reality we live in.
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The Annual Monsoon Ritual Of Mumbai's Ocean Giving Back What Has Been Dumped In It
Hong Kong
A Boy Gathers Recyclable Items From A Semi-Dry Drain, At Taimoor Nagar In New Delhi
Uae Nad Al Sheba III Neighborhood
Naples, Italy
Cairo, Egypt
Night In Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
Hong Kong Street Life
Some say....Judge Dredd patrols that area! Dredd-3D-P...838261.jpg
New Delhi - During Lockdown vs. Now
India has a population of 1.4 BILLION people. The USA has a population of 350 MILLION. COVID killed 1.2 MILLION Americans but only 530 THOUSAND Indians. Now please tell me how Donald Trump isn't guilty of at least a million deaths.
Mumbai, India
People Offering Prayers At River Yamuna, India, Which Is Frothing From Industrial Waste
Literally, Just Thanksgiving Traffic In La
Ah Yes, Trees
Residential Building In Hong Kong, Shot By Me On 35mm Film
I often wonder how anyone can have any quality of life in these mega-building. I guess the answer isn't quality, it's survival. Most of us are so lucky.
"Lying Skyscraper" In Moscow. About 736m Long
Beirut Port
Not A Very Romantic Scene
People Living Next To A Helicoidal Street In Chongqing
Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Comparison Of 1964 - 2016
Electrical Wiring And Water Pipes In A Brazilian Favela
Johannesburg, South Africa
Due to the huge number of robberies, kidnappings, burglaries, carjackings and what not there....tempted to bet the owner of that house has, as security, landmines buried around his house
Private Houses On The Roof Of An Eight-Story Mall In Zhūzhōu, China
San Francisco, USA
Good heavens ! When did this happen ? It was a wonderful place when I last visited. Maybe 15 years ago.
This Beautiful View From My NYC Apartment
This Is The Most Apocalyptic Image Of Modern Cairo, Egypt, I Have Ever Seen Anyone Take
Infinite Amount Of Concrete…
I;m OK with this and the one from Tokyo. Those cities look alive at least. The really bad ones are the dead cities.
Bolton, England
Jalousie Neighborhood In Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
Disgusting Canal Near My Home In Manila. I Wish People Just Would Bother To Care How Our Environment Is Dying Fast
Las Vegas
Not every area in this world is suitable for people to live in, especially not on that scale.
16th Century Mill Surrounded By Brand New Concrete In Seaside Bulgaria
Dhaka, Bangladesh
... and this folks, is where many of our designer label clothes come from!
There's Cities, There's Metropolises, And Then There's Tokyo
Light Pollution By A Single Building In Mumbai (It Was 1 Am When This Pic Was Taken)
The Border Between The Brazilian City Of "Manaus" And The Amazon Rainforest
Although it looks awkward, it's probably just as well there is a defined border.
Mirny, Yakutia, Russia
Temirtau, Kazakhstan
South Bronx, New York City (1980s). Genuine Smiles Despite All That’s Around Them
It's Baffling How Fast It Changes
Petare, Venezuela
Before And After A Desert Is Turned Into A Soulless Suburb Of A Desert. Jk, Its A Single Photo Of Arizona
Pima Road, east side of Phoenix. On the left is the Pima Indian Reservation. There are only about 2-3 miles that look like this. Now there are Walmarts, car dealers and a casino on the res.
Magnitogorsk, One Of The Worst Polluted Cities In Russia. Only 28% Of The Children Born In The Town Are Fully Healthy
Magnitogorsk: City by the magnetic mountain. Unfortunately, that pretty much sums it up.
Inequality In Tembisa, South Africa
Norilsk, Russia
Town Square In Bartoszyce (Poland) Before And After
Burj Al Babas, Turkey (The Largest Ghost Town In The World)
Ferentari, The Poorest Area Of Bucharest, Romania - Most Apartments Are Squatted And Have No Electricity, Hard To Believe This Is In The European Union
Huntington Beach, California, During The Oil Boom Of 1928
The Before And The After Of My Hometown, Hungary
Christmas In Grimsby City Centre, UK
There's a story behind this. Until a few years ago Grimsby was gifted a lovely Christmas tree every year from the people of Norway as a gesture of thanks for Grimsby's help during WWII. It was a GIFT, not something that the people of Grimsby paid for. It was sent across by boat around about September/October time and kept in storage until November when it was decorated and put on display. A few years ago the idiots at the council stored it incorrectly so that by the time it was ready for it to go on display it was mostly dead. Everybody blamed Norway and claimed that they had sent an inferior tree. There was so much moaning and complaining I the local newspaper and on social media that the people in Norway responsible for sending it said that, given their GIFT wasn't good enough, on reflection it would be better if they didn't bother sending a tree any more, and that was the end of that relationship. The tree in the picture is now the best the council can come up with.
Hong Kong's Dismal Cage Homes House Thousands Of People
Contrary To Popular Belief, The Belgian Coast's Real Estate Did Survive To The Two World Wars. Its Cultural Heritage Was Destroyed By Real Estate Developers' Greed And Public Officials' Lack Of Care
Las Vegas’s Underground Homeless
The Neue Elbbrücke Bridge In Hamburg. The Original Design Was Completed In 1887 And Featured Two Wonderful Gothic Gateways, Torn Down In 1959 To Add An Additional Lane
Chinese Ghost Town Of Mansions Reclaimed By Farmers
Agbobloshie (Ghana) This Suburb Of Accra Is Western Europe's Preferred Dumping Ground For Electronic Waste. Population Affected: +40,000
Polluted Haze Above Dubai
The City Of Belem Is Tearing Down A Forest Park To Build A Highway For The United Nations Climate Change Conference
Hotel In Łodz, Poland
An Interesting Perspective I've Stumbled Upon In Macau A Year Ago
The Flag Of Urban Hell
Guangzhou Aerial
Intersection Of Two Avenues In Sao Paulo, Brazil
One Of My Most Hated Buildings Finally Got Destroyed And Replaced By Something Beautiful
Lagos, Nigeria - The Overcrowding Is Terrible
Newly Built Housing. Samara, Russia
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Do Not Show Partiality To The Poor Or Favoritism To The Great, But Judge Your Neighbor Fairly
View From The Bathroom Window, Belgrade
I don't expect much from bathrooms. I'd be interested in seeing the other views from this apartment, as well.
Why Does Delhi Looks So Dystopian
Mansion On Top Of Building In Bangalore. Dear God
Liebian Building - A 121-Meter Skyscraper With A Waterfall In The City Of Guiyang, China's Guizhou Province
The "Other Side" Of The Pyramids Of Giza
This photo is very deceiving bc the size of the pyramids is inconceivable.
Los Angeles Is Also A Concrete Jungle
What's remarkable to me, even having lived there, is how mountainous L.A. is. The Pacific Palisades (one of the areas worst hit by recent fires) is located near the green patch just south of the widest section of the (Santa Monica) mountains on the left side. That's how you get wildfires in the second largest city in the U.S.
Trash Next To La Saline Market, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
The poorest country in America with the most blatantly corrupt government in that continent.
The Ponds, A Suburb In Sydney. Packed In Like Sardines
Mumbai, India
Postman On His Kowloon Route, 1989
Hyesan. North Korea
Frankly, I'm surprised anyone managed to get this picture out of North Korea without being 'detained'.
Macau
Welcome To Texas
(Oc) Hebron’s Multi-Story Borders: Ground-Level Palestinians Construct Fences Above Their Streets To Protect Themselves From Upper-Story Israeli Settlers Who Throw Trash, Furniture, And Rocks Down On Them
Concrete Canyon In Manhattan
Egypt, What Is Wrong With You?
Skopje, North Macedonia. Consistently One Of The Most Polluted (Air Quality) Cities In Europe
Covering The Slums With Green Walls
Come Enjoy The Lovely Beach In Alexandria, Egypt!
This Elementary School In Ohio Can Only Be Reached By Car - It Might Be Normal For Us For Is An Abomination By European / Asian Standards
It's a terrible location, but the school is a K-6 charter in a poor and underserved area. It may be a choice between a poorly placed school and busing kids an hour to other schools.
The Michigan Theater In Detroit. Closed In 1976 And Gutted To Put A 3 Story Parking Garage Inside. Many Remnants Of It Remain
Somewhere Along The Karachi Circular Railway, Pakistan
A Concrete Jungle Somewhere In China
Near The Flea Market, Marseilles, France
Island Heat Effect ✨
Mesa, Arizona, USA
Anti-Homeless Spikes In Guangzhou, China
But surely there are no homeless in the People's Republic of China!
Los Angeles, From Above
Spaghetti Junction In Kl, Malaysia
Main And Delaware Street, Kansas City
18000 People In A Single Building. (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
New Residential Block In Malaysia
Homeless In Phoenix, Arizona - The Hottest City In The USA
And the "magas" "think" their new leader will fix that situation...HA!
Dadaab In Kenya. World's Largest Refugee Camp. Stretches Over 20 Miles
The Problem There Are Still People Living In Such Buildings!
Residential Space In Noida, India
Garbage In A Canal, Basrah, Iraq
Income Inequality In Mumbai, India
Let Me Introduce You To My Hometown Of Duisburg In Germany
An Empty 20 Lane Highway In Naypyidav, Myanmar
Built Up Tunnel In Napoli
One Of My Favorite Pictures Of Macau. Hotel Grand Lisboa In The Background
Chongqing, China
I’m In Chongqing At The Moment…
A Street In Mansoura, Egypt, With All The Signs For Doctors’ Offices
Instead of saying hello to people you just nod and say "Doctor. Doctor. Doctor. Doctor..."
Cape Town, South Africa. One Of The Richest Cities On The Continent
Mumbai, India
Outskirts Of Mexico City
Norilsk, Russia
Guangzhou
A Tree Fighting For Its Life In Hong Kong
A Photo Of Central Park During The Great Depression (New York, 1933)
Delhi, India
Residential Units In Hong Kong
Smog At The River In New Delhi - No, That Is Not Ice On The Water
Milano, Italy
Hong Kong's Incredibly Dense And Soulless Buildings
Cairo, Egypt
China
60% Of The Things Posted Here Are Far From Being Ugly Or Urban Hell. It Seems That The Notion Of Urban Hell Varies Greatly Between People. This Is Urban Hell
Monster Building, Hong Kong
Humans have such potential to be amazing but we continuously choose to be absolutely awful most of the time due to capitalism unfortunately
People were plenty awful to each other long before capitalism. Capitalism merely favors particular types of awfulness.
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People were plenty awful to each other long before capitalism. Capitalism merely favors particular types of awfulness.
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