As seas rise, the relocation of Caribbean islanders has begun
The government-managed movement of 300 families from the island of Gardi Sugdub is a test case for “planned retreat” in Latin America
Under a light Caribbean drizzle, volunteers load plastic chairs, a chest of drawers and a gas stove into a military motorboat. On board, men in uniform help an indigenous woman dressed in the traditional green-and-red blouse of the Guna people to step down from the wharf.
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