Freak waves have battered a tiny island nation, leaving its capital underwater. Now its president says the country could soon be wiped out.
Over the weekend, more than 200 people were forced to flee their homes after they were inundated by freak waves in the Marshall Islands capital Majuro.
She said governments that fail to come forward with strong carbon-cutting commitments over the next year are effectively “passing sentence on our future, forcing our country to die”. “We are disappointed by inadequate action by developed countries and outraged by the dithering and retreat of one of the most culpable polluters from the Paris Agreement,” she said.
UN chief Antonio Guterres opened the talks overnight by saying humanity must now choose between hope and surrender.Source:Getty Images
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