Coastal flood defences in the Sunderbans, a low lying area of the Ganges Delta in Eastern India, that is very vulnerable to sea

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Coastal flood defences in the Sunderbans, a low lying area of the Ganges Delta in Eastern India, that is very vulnerable to sea level rise. The houses behind the embankment are lower than the high tide level on the banking.

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