Zimbabwe: Into the Ruins of Zimbabwe's Industrial 'Cemeteries'

Chunks of broken asbestos sheeting and pieces of rusty metal sheets lie atop a dilapidated building that was once home to massive manufacturing activity in Harare's Workington Industrial area.

Long tufts of grass, and even trees, have outgrown the abandoned buildings while birds have come to roost in these eerily quiet environs that now form part of Zimbabwe's industrial cemetery.

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