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BBC News Sundarbans: why the world’s largest mangrove forest is sinking Close Their ancestors have lived in the Sundarban delta on the Bay of Bengal for centuries, but thousands of people are now leaving the region because of climate change. Violent annual storms which batter the delta, rising sea levels and melting ice from the Himalaya mountains, are gradually overwhelming the low-lying islands. BBC correspondent Debalin Roy visited the region to talk to people who have become first-hand witnesses to the catastrophic impact of climate change. Published

Destroyed whole towns — forcing more people to leave. the bbc s debalin roy visited the remote mousumi and sonagha islands to speak to some of those remaining behind. global warming is bringing drastic change to the sundarbans. and its peoples lives. translation: the embankments have . been destroyed by the increasing i flow of the river, so we are forced to live here in temporary tents. translation: almost every year, we i are being forced to live like this. i they are with millions of others in this region of east india that is now hit by unprecedented regular cyclones, where rising seas m...

But i try to keep him busy with games and studying. he cries a lot when his father leaves. i feel lonely, but i can't tell anyone. who can i talk to except my husband? and he's not around. and while the government has built embankments, water frequently breaches them. so, experts warn it's vital to do more to protect the sundarbans. if we lose sundarbans, - then finally the sea will come to our doorstep in calcutta. we not only lose 5 million - to 10 million people but we also lose a global heritage that should j be protected by the global effort. j but the most that's arrived here in the last...