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Farid Farid

Cocos Islanders worry about their homes as seas rise

Cocos Malay community elders are concerned about the impact of rising sea levels on their islands. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Looking out over the translucent waves of the Indian Ocean lapping against the shore, Malay elders of the Cocos Islands fear their paradise could be underwater and their unique culture lost.

Nek Ishahan, 65, has lived through cyclones and torrential floods but when it comes to rising sea levels, he is more philosophical.

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