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Gamini, who relocated to Thoduwawa, faced financial setbacks as the waves devastated his coconut trees.

Relocated by waves, villagers moved to a lagoon housing scheme in 2015.

Fishermen in Muthupanthiya village haul their boat across the eroded coastline to keep it safe from rough seas.

Shelton, a prawn catcher from Mundalama, witnesses the effects of sea changes since 2005. Seeking alternative income, he worries about children's education amidst climate-induced flooding.

The abandoned church and community centre in Nagul Eliya village symbolizes the loss caused by climate disasters.

Denzil, a prawn fisherman, is mindful of the challenges climate change poses to cultural practices and traditions as villagers move away from Muthupanthiya.

Jennet's family grapples with coastal erosion, legal disputes, and financial struggles, seeking a better future by finding alternative income sources for their children.

Despite financial hardships and lost income from coconut trees and poultry farming, the two sisters Ana and Mary choose to stay in their ancestral home.

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