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Residents of Ghoramara Island, part of the Sundarbans delta on the Bay of Bengal, want to leave their home as it shrinks every year due to rising seas, but many say they can't afford it.
According to villagers the Ghoramara Island has nearly halved in size over the past two decades.
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Fishermen near Ghoramara Island, October 24, 2018.
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Sheikh Aftab Uddin, 66, and his wife Mamta Bibi, 50, outside their new mud home after their previous house was washed away due to high tides on Ghoramara Island.
"If the government gives rehabilitation I will leave," says Uddin.
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Children play on a banyan tree which was uprooted by high tide.
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Workers repair a boat along the coastline.
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A social welfare house.
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Eight-month-old Sheikh Rahaman receives treatment with a nebuliser.
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A fisherman cooks as others rest on a boat after casting the net in the water.
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A Muharram procession.
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Mihir Kumar Mondal, 51, at his betel leaf farm.
"Every year high-tide salt water enters my farm and destroys my cultivation, so I have to face a big loss every year," says Mondal.
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A woman walks towards an embankment after tying her cow to higher ground during high tide.
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Villagers work in a paddy field.
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A scene from the island.
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