The people of the Okun Alfa costal community in Lagos, Nigeria, have had to move multiple times due to the encroaching waters of the Atlantic Ocean, but land, and time is running out, according to locals.
“The community has relocated thrice because of ocean surge, the other three previous places are now buried deep inside the ocean, our former houses are now home to mermaids,” says Muftau Ayodele, 75, who is one of the community’s leaders.
He pointed to a space in the ocean while standing on nearby Alpha Beach, part of the community oceanfront.
“I used to live far away over there but the ocean has taken over the place,” he adds.
The shoreline is littered with relics of buildings, remnants of houses swallowed by the rapidly advancing ocean, while many others are gradually sinking into the ocean.
Sad tales abound in Okun Alfa on the losses the people have suffered in recent years due to rising sea levels.
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