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Benin battles rising seas

2012-05-25 25 Dailymotion

Rising sea levels due to climate change in the Gulf of Guinea are swallowing up large partions of Benin's coastline. <br /><br />The United Nations says the West African country's coast has retreated by 400 metres in the last 40 years as the waters destroyed many homes there. <br /><br />Environmentalists say studies show the sea levels will keep rising by more than 50 centimetres, which would threaten to destroy the entire commercial capital Cotonou. <br /> <br />Jonah Hull reports from Benin, where many are fighting the giant waves. <br /><br />[November 13, 2010]

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