Fred de Sam Lazaro:
Fisherman Ibrahim Diagne remembers playing soccer on the beach here, beach that is now the Atlantic Ocean. He points to a stretch of boulders on the shoreline, a last line of defense to save properties from being swallowed by a warming, rising sea.
So that one closed, right? It’s not safe out there.
Many buildings that were once homes, hotels, and eateries are now abandoned, and, beyond the boulders, a more vivid glimpse of the erosion. There is one short stretch where the raging Atlantic has been tamed.
Thiobane Guisse, General Manager, Beach Resort and Spa (through interpreter): Today, things are going very well.
