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he hopes to draw that little bit more attention to french citizens from overseas territories he also posts on social media to show what life really looks like. he's also interviewed his friends it's good to have a dream. one. dream is for us to appreciate ourselves as a citizen. to be proud of our history. and that's also how said ricky sees his time on sc he is doing his part to bring people from france's overseas territories into the spotlight so far he finds government officials are falling short of doing that as i think sit down with caribbean intellectuals. and listen to them. that's what i'd like to tell the government.
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said he will continue his fight against discrimination with his photography which is becoming increasingly popular on social media and in galleries theater of decker and his wife ellen made their dream come true when they bought a house in the north east of the netherlands it's a beautiful home surrounded by green but snow climate change is turning their dream into a nightmare for centuries the dutch have been dealing with fear of rising sea levels and flooding yet recently they are also facing water scarcity because of drought a problem that homeowners feel in particular. when this 19th century farmhouse went on sale in northern holland the daycare's seized the opportunity. here had had enough of the city. they wanted their children to benefit from countryside life with its clean air and home
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grown projects. the daycare spot the property in 2005. this is our dream house so we have a large vegetable garden orchard and lots of space. could you ask for. life here is great since 2008 things have gone from bad to worse. dream has started falling apart. but we can forget the house. the thing is that it's projected to collapse sometime in the next 3 years. the problem that the daycare's face is that the land beneath their home is sinking this is linked to the groundwater for years the netherlands has been lowering groundwater levels for agricultural reasons it keeps the flows of cows dry and
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heavy farming vehicles from sinking into the ground recent droughts have made the groundwater situation worse more start drying and emitting large quantities of c o 2 which further accelerates global warming it's a vicious cycle the daycare's 1st noticed something was wrong when one of their doors started jamming since then their house has sunk by 12 centimeters. oh you go you can see what happens when the ground gets away the supporting elements of russians in the bricks of complex the water become legal see if you can pull them out of. the repairs would cost at least half a $1000000.00 euros i call it it's a very slow process 1st you discover a crack i think to yourself well that it's fixing then you spot a lever and think that's all that after the dry summer of 2018 we could hear the
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woodwork creaking and splintering loudly so we contacted the municipality the provincial authorities and the water department. but none of them could help in the netherlands homeowners are responsible for maintaining the foundations of their own houses meaning they must deal with cracks sloping walls and subsiding foundations. this is also true in cities. rotterdam resident edwin fund is determined to save his home. he called the team a foundation experts after his windows started jamming over the course of several weeks. his home centuries old wooden foundation has been laid bare. the findings aren't comforting. this needs to be supported otherwise he will sink. to stabilize the house new concrete pillars and a base are being constructed
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a little like a concrete table for the house to sit on the structure will cost everyone funded 100000 euros. my bank account is empty. but i'm happy that all this will be behind me in a few months and that i don't have to spend years living in fear and uncertainty with the guy that states. that means neighbors have jumped on board it's a good idea to have several commissioning parties because. this is a can be kind of damage isn't covered by insurers it's homeowners responsibility to ensure the upkeep of their foundation. so that's tricky because you can't control water levels because local. construction experts and city planners estimate that up to 400000 properties across the netherlands could be affected as some 4000000 homes have been built with wouldn't support structures. the daycare's also hired a foundation expert takes them and their home at some point in the next 2 years the
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house will collapse leaving the family as victims of climate change. me mobiles helps what if no one comes to our help just have to get some trade was and then we'll have to see how it's going. in the netherlands now rising as well as thinking watcher levels have become an existential threat. life on an island that's what many people dream of and it's even better when you can spend the rest of your life at a place like this with the person you love well giorgos and cholesterols are living that dream on the greek island of castles they've been together for more than half a century and yes they have faced some ups and downs and now they have the usual complaints that come with old age but in general life is good and the 2 don't want
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to live a single day without each other. collecting . the smallest inhabited island in the. less than 6 hours in size but it's big enough for the source they wanted to live their days on a loop the island their children and grandchildren continue to live in athens. for 60 years he's 82 and she's 84. never before about what's an island is not like the mainland there you can take the car and drive somewhere else here you can't do that if you don't like it or if the people or the lifestyle as you are you can't just sell the house and leave. then it
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was a. moment i'm not. so i only feel safe here with your boss i wouldn't be able to live here without him not even a day when we're together i don't think of anything bad for us. both of your. time 20 people normally live on trust us other at the moment there are about 10 more because of the pandemic. there are new stores on the island. have to wait for the ferry to bring them everything they need that they can't grow in their garden or find in the scene. you're close loves fishing even though it brings in a lot of joy. it's
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the train couldn't see and then the trip the island he treasures. your boss has never regretted moving out here with his partner 21 years ago. the one subject the couple fights about. is food. aside from that your. could not be more harmonious an incredible feat after 60 years of marriage. for your life with the right just tricky only it's a few dishes he doesn't like anything aromatic or spicy. he has as if he were permanently on a diet. he is a very complicated person he's peculiar about everything. but yes it's good sides to. be going to the garden.
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the couple like reminiscing about the 6 decades they've spent together they used to have visitors often but now amid the pandemic nobody is dropping by. but the 2 don't mind they have each other. they are plenty to talk and joke about including themselves go around that many years have gone by you cannot tell your beloved partner you feel. like you are less time passes other things become poured not for love warm heartedness empathy. hold these things so important and strengthen our relationship you know most of your going abroad. your close intercom value these qualities in each other even more so now that the you know many people are struggling to see the coronavirus and the pandemic has reminded the couple to treasure each day they get to spend together. and we
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this is deja vu news live from berlin the new u.s. president gets to work reversing the policies of his predecessor. we're going to rejoin our earth common occurrence after. joe biden has taken his place in the oval office signing a string of executive orders and making key appointments to put his agenda into action.
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