Matters are even worse in the desert West and lowland South, where population growth has been so rapid that basic infrastructure is often non-existent.

西部沙漠区和南部低地区的情况更糟，那里人口增长过快，往往看不见什么基础设施。

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With this background, loneliness became the existent state of everyone, especially the urban population which cannot escape.

在此背景下，孤独成为每个人、尤其是都市人无法逃避的生活状态。

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