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Rising sea threatens to swallow Senegal coastal town

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Senegal loses 0.5 to two metres (yards) of coastline every year, environment ministry says.

Cracked and collapsed walls, damaged roofs and sunken buildings are commonplace in Bargny , West Africa .

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has long warned of rising sea levels linked to global warming.

Residents say the coastline has receded by around 60 metres since the early 1980s .

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