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A sinking feeling in the Torres Strait

On six Torres Strait islands, tidal flooding is washing away everything from building foundations to ancestral graves. Mosquitoes are thriving, with a serious malaria outbreak on one island. The state and federal governments are reluctant to invest in seawalls for protection and residents say they won’t leave.

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