Tuesday, July 2, 2019

THE GHOST ISLAND

The Ghost Island of Avaha, in the Lord Howe Atoll of Malaita Out-layers are becoming the first climate change refugees in the country.

They have abandoned their island to a bigger island still within the Lord Howe atoll, but the question they keep pondering upon is:

"We are living in an atoll, jumping from island to island, looking for shelter years after years. Where else can we escape the rising tide," said Chief Peter Kalali of Pelau.


An abandoned home of Avaha Island, the first wave of climate change refugees in the Solomon Islands.

The Ghost Church in Avaha Island. Abandoned and left for the mosquitoes, the bugs and the frogs to worship the roaring waves, and rushing wind.
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