The Togoru village, a small seaside settlement, not too far away from Fiji’s capital city Suva, is slowly going under the water... one high tide at a time.
While climate change is real for the whole planet, for the inhabitants of Togoru it is different. Because, the village of Togoru in Fiji is one of the many places which are definitely going under, never to resurface again.
The village of Togoru has fallen victim to coastal erosion, tidal inundation or high tides causing an area of land to be submerged underwater, and coastal pollution.
Togoru, which was once a scenic seaside village, is now home to plantations with exposed tree roots, several acres of beachfront now all a thing of the past, sunken cemeteries, sandbags and cement blocks now a common sight to see…Togoru, slowly going underwater.
The coastal erosion has also caused most of the coconut plantations to wash away leading to a lot of loss of income for most of the village residents. With all these, the scope of tourism remains bleak.
For most of the residents of Togoru, even their homes have become a thing of the past now. Many of the villagers had to leave their homes and relocate to higher grounds.
Recently, one side of the village was able to protect its sand from washing away. Sea walls helped things a bit. These embankments prevented the approaching sea water from coming further inland and washing away shores.
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