The UNESCO World Heritage city of Saint-Louis is perched precariously between the Atlantic Ocean and the Senegal River. And it's on borrowed time.
Thiam’s family moved 5 miles inland, to a United Nations-funded internally displaced people camp created for those who had been forced to leave theirThe camp, called Diougop, offers a stark contrast to the home he grew up in. People in the camp live in makeshift homes that sit on concreteThey are lined in uniform, gridlike rows surrounded by sand.
In her grandchildren’s lifetime, up to 75% of Senegal’s coastline will be at risk of the same erosion that’s eating at Saint-Louis, according to a 2020 United Nations
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