“We cannot survive”, the life of the inhabitants inside a state that is on the brink of destruction (Photo)

She spends her days rolling through piles of bottles and animal bones, collecting pieces of metal to sell and then providing some bread and water, reports The New York Times”, transmits Periscopi.

David, 55, once had a college degree who dreamed of possessing a farm where she could obtain wealth through it. But the lack of affordable housing has driven him and thousands of other low-income residents to flee to the edge of Ulan Bator, the city of 1.4 million people who are the capital of Mongolia, where they struggle for basic necessities such as food and clean water.

“No one cares about us”, said Dashnyam, who earns about $3 a day and says she has not been able to take a government-sponsored shelter. It was taken from a farm job. “

Hundreds of thousands of people have climbed to Ulan Bator in recent years, attracted by the promise of high pay places and a road to the middle class.

Many of them are leaving harsh conditions in the village, brought by climate change, drought, and bitter winters in destructive fields and livestock.

But the city's life has grown darker. Unemployment is increasing, say poor lawyers, as an economic slowdown is bringing less jobs and smaller salaries. Pollution is getting worse and access to public resources such as electricity and sewers are tense.

Ulan Bator, located in a valley some 4,400m above sea level, was never designed to accommodate more than a few hundred thousand inhabitants. It is now natural to expand indefinitely, raising fears that the government may not be able to continue with the influx of migrants.

City officials, citing concerns about lack of school space and an overloaded welfare system, said this year that Ulan Bator would not accept any immigrants from rural countries. The government has warned against building houses in some areas due to the risks of overpopulation.

However, many Mongols are challenging. In the steep hills and rocky plains, they are creating improvised huts of traditional Mongol nomads.

Climate change has intensified the pressure to resolve the housing crisis. Mongolia has been especially hit hard with a series of devastating droughts. The temperatures are also rising; this summer was warmer in more than half a century.

Dashnyam, who has lived in the warehouse for several months, said she was worried she would stay there in winter at subzero temperatures.

“There is no other option,” she said. “. /Periscopi/