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Rising seas: How a Nigerian community is being swallowed by the waves

The fishing community of Ayetoro is seeing its village being slowly swallowed by the waves. For some residents, the encroaching Atlantic ocean has forced them to move several times. Experts say coastal erosion has intensified in recent decades, as rising sea levels threaten communities along nigeria's 850-kilometre coastline.