is going to flood once a year? well, these islanders have got the sandbags out and they ve tried to make their own defence barrier. aminat houdar is someone who s lived here all her life and witnessed first hand the effects erosion is having. this is dhiffushi school. you can see it s right near the beach. but because of the erosion, it s now flooding. and in fact, last year, the water came right the way through to the other side and came up to about there. and apparently, every year, it s getting worse.
is going to flood once a year? well, these islanders have got the sandbags out and they ve tried to make their own defence barrier. aminat houdar is someone who s lived here all her life and witnessed first hand the effects erosion is having. this is dhiffushi school. you can see it s right near the beach. but because of the erosion, it s now flooding. and in fact, last year, the water came right the way through to the other side and came up to about there. and apparently, every year, it s getting worse. so, is there a better way
that s severe. without the beach, the island has become yet more vulnerable to flooding. so, what do you do when you know your island is going to flood once a year? well, these islanders have got the sandbags out and they ve tried to make their own defence barrier. aminat houdar is someone who s lived here all her life and witnessed first hand the effects erosion is having. this is dhiffushi school. you can see it s right near the beach. but because of the erosion, it s now flooding. and in fact, last year, the water came right the way through to the other side
without the beach, the island has become yet more vulnerable to flooding. so, what do you do when you know your island is going to flood once a year? well, these islanders have got the sandbags out and they ve tried to make their own defence barrier. aminat houdar is someone who s lived here all her life and witnessed first hand the effects erosion is having. this is dhiffushi school. you can see it s right near the beach. but because of the erosion, it s now flooding. and in fact, last year, the water came right the way through to the other side and came
wow, look at this! you can clearly see that the beach is eroded. the beach shouldn t fall off like that. and apparently, that buoy is where the beach used to be. so they ve lost at least 15 metres of beach. that s severe. without the beach, the island has become yet more vulnerable to flooding. so, what do you do when you know your island is going to flood once a year? well, these islanders have got the sandbags out and they ve tried to make their own defence barrier. aminat houdar is someone who s lived here all her life and witnessed first hand the effects erosion is having.