Dear MEL Topic Readers,
'We left pieces of our life behind': Indigenous group flees drowning island
Gardi Sugdub is a 400m-long, 150m-wide island 1.2km off the northern coast of mainland Panama. Because of the increasing population and rising sea levels, a new village called Isberyala was created by the Panamanian government for the island residents to relocate. Last year, of the 1,100 GardiSugdub residents, about 1,000 took a 15-minute boat ride and a five-minute drive to settle in this newly constructed village where water and electricity are constantly available. Each house has a small piece of land where the residents can grow vegetables and fruits, a luxury on the tiny, overpopulated island. In the meantime, about 100 villagers remain on the island where they have no running water and limited electricity but enjoy living their traditional lifestyles. The choice to begin a new life or stick to the lifestyle you’ve been having is difficult to make. But those who live in coastal areas may soon have no choice but to relocate to someplace higher sooner or later if sea levels keep rising.
Read the article and learn about Panamians who had to leave their native island.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0lg9pedz1o
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