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Panama is evacuating
of the tiny Gardi Sugdub island because of rising sea levels. The island's inhabitants are being relocated to the
. A government
said some people are refusing to leave their
home. They will stay until the last
. The government said Gardi Sugdub is a
of things to come. Many more islands are under
from being engulfed. A
environmental study estimated Panama would lose 2.01 per cent of its coastal
to rising sea levels. It added that 38,000
will need to be relocated.
