Fiji Dead under threat due to rising sea levels due to Global warming

Global warming and even the dead not spared. The Pacific islands and also the Maldives are fighting a losing battle with the rising sea levels due to Global warming. In the next 20 to 30 years many islands and even island nations going to disappear under the sea and also mainland countries will have sea encroaching into their low lying areas. When this happens, there will be less and less flat low-lying land for Agriculture to grow food crops and also ports will be shifted tens if not hundreds of miles away from their original seaside locations. They say why care it will not happen in our life time but remember it will happen for sure in your grandchildren life time. Fight now or be damned forever.

Fiji Dead under threat

Kalesi Mele
Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Lomolomo rural advisory councillor Shakuntla Permal (right) with Lomolomo Cemetery management committee members Rajesh Prasad and Kisun Datt at the grave site. Picture: REINAL CHAND

RISING water levels accelerated by climate change is threatening to wash away a burial site in Lomolomo, Lautoka.

Lomolomo rural advisory councillor Shakuntla Permal said the six-acre grave land had been reduced to four acres with sea water steadily washing away portions of the land. She also raised the issue during the National Development Plan consultations at Viseisei Primary School on Thursday evening.

Mrs Permal said rising water level and salt water intrusion into the land had been a recurrent issue for residents living along the Viseisei and Sabeto corridor.

"Due to climate change, low lying areas from the Sabeto bridge to Viseisei Village is being affected by salt water intrusion and instant flooding," she said.

"The intensity of rain and more frequent rainfall pattern in recent years have caused damages to crops, farms, livestock and great risk to food security and people's lives. For years we have witnessed portions of the land continue to be washed away because of climate change."

Mrs Permal said residents were faced with a further dilemma with a developer reportedly buying land dedicated as a burial site, located along the beachfront and Sabeto river mouth.

"I have to ask for intervention by Government to retain the cemetery area," she said.

Queries sent to Commissioner Western Manasa Tagicakibau on the matter remained unanswered when this edition went to press last night.

And soon Tsunami will be a very common occurrence. Once the weather changes due to rising sea levels as do frequent occurrences of hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, storms. Mother Nature is very unforgiving when you mesh with bellowed mature nature. No God can help or shield you from the wrath of Mother Nature. Watch videos below