settlements

Both Girardi and Kamon face additional federal charges in Chicago over the misappropriation of millions of dollars in settlements for families of plane crash victims.

There are also settlements that independent communities have established on their own — as well as survivors that choose to stay more isolated.

He strongly backs Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territories, which are considered illegal under international law - though Israel rejects this.

But decades of conflict, expanding human settlements, and hunting had wiped them out.

These settlements often lacked indoor plumbing or ventilation, leading to a rapid increase in the spread of illnesses.