Show Hide By 2035 another 15 cities will have populations above 10 million, according to the latest United Nations projections, taking the total number of megacities to 48. We'll also be in Chengdu, Dar es Salaam, Nanjing, Ahmedabad, Surat, Baghdad, Kuala Lumpur, Xi'an, Seoul, Wuhan and London. Residents flock to the towering new Baghdad Mall with its shops and restaurants, marble floors and planters. With its own power station, Dream City has more regular electricity than most of Baghdad, which still suffers regular power cuts. “It is impossible to live here.”And yet at least 6.8 million people and counting are doing just that.

Source: The Guardian January 07, 2019 07:30 UTC