Climate Migration: Floods displace villagers in Indonesia
For years, the tide would flood Asiyah's home along the northern coast of Java, Indonesia
By DITA ALANGKARA and VICTORIA MILKO
Published - Oct 05, 2022, 11:06 PM ET
Last Updated - Jun 24, 2023, 03:55 AM EDT
MONDOLIKO, Indonesia (AP) — All the crops had died and the farmed fish had escaped their ponds. The only road to the village was flooded and the water just kept getting higher, says Asiyah, 38, who like many Indonesians uses only one name.
She knew that she had to leave her home on Java's northern coast, just as many fellow villagers had done months earlier. So about two years ago, after agonizing over the decision for months, she told her husband it was time to go and started to pack.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of an ongoing series exploring the lives of people around the world who have been forced to move because of rising seas, drought, searing temperatures and other things caused or exacerbated by climate change.
