Pictures of the Week: October 8 – 2004

slum dwellers search for gold in the polluted river of quezon city, philippines
ROMEO GACAD / AFP / GETTY IMAGES

Rainbow's End
Slum dwellers search for gold in the sand and garbage debris of a polluted river in suburban Quezon city, in the Philippines. Huge crowds have congregated around a tiny patch of riverbank in the heart of the sprawling urban slum after local squatters found nuggets of gold in the river

Saturday, Oct 02, 2004