Gangnam Style: South Korea set to demolish slum in shadows of Seoul glitz


A man looks out from his shack as a luxury high-rise apartment complex is seen in the background at Guryong village in Seoul, South Korea, April 2, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - Close by the luxury high-rises of Seoul's most expensive neighbourhood, 80-year-old Kim Ok-nyo burns charcoal to heat her two-room shack in Guryong, a shantytown of 2,000 residents.

Demolition of Guryong, the last slum in Seoul's glitzy Gangnam district made famous by Psy's Gangnam Style song and video, is expected to start this summer after redevelopment plans were mired for years in squabbling among the city, district and developers, and even battling residents.

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