‘Hellhole shanty city’ produced from delivery containers is ‘worst place within the UK’
A “hellhole shanty town” made from rusted shipping containers has been described as “the worst place in the UK” to live.
Described as “hellish” by residents, Meath Court and Marston Court in London are in such a poor state that they are being decommissioned by the council, which has given the remaining residents – some families with children – weeks to find somewhere else to live.
The estates have been plagued by cockroach infestations, drug dealers and rusting walkways between homes, reports MyLondon.
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The last of the residents living in the grim shipping container estates have been handed eviction notices by the council and some have called for a public inquiry and compensation for the “hardship” they experienced in the West London digs.
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One woman, who lived there with her children for several months after fleeing domestic abuse, told MailOnline: “It was horrific. Leaving is the best thing that has ever happened to me. It was appalling. My children are traumatised.
“Me and others are considering our legal rights and are thinking of compensation.”
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The woman said she and her family lived in constant fear of “being mugged, burgled or attacked.”
“We could not wash our clothes because drug users defecated inside the laundry room,” she added.
The Mail reported that other issues included prostitution, sexual assault, violence and robberies.
Another woman said she fears death in the metal containers.
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“I fear I will die here. This is the worst place to live in Britain. It’s like being in a third world country. I am terrified I will be killed or my children will be killed,” she said.
Another woman, who lived in a home with her three children, said: “My children have nightmares about being scared still.
“We’re much safer now. Ealing Council needs to raze those two sites to the ground.
“Something productive should be put there. Proper housing and not the shanty area it was.”
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