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The Amphibious Villagers of Indonesia

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Re: The Amphibious Villagers of Indonesia

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I've been living for the past few years in another coastal region in Indonesia, which happens to be flooded since a millennium ago, probably more. The flooding the article is talking about is relatively recent so the disaster aspect is real. It catches people by surprise. But when the flood has been there since time immemorial, people find ways to adapt and stop treating it as a disaster. Where I live, houses are bui…

So life carries on just fine despite floods? Whoda thunkit

Re: The Amphibious Villagers of Indonesia

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post #13

Tldr; in a country full of floods another part has started flooding.

you forgot the point: no one cares, because it's been like that forever.

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