The Welsh villagers who could become Britain’s first climate refugees

Climate change protests have taken place across the world. But nowhere in Britain is facing the consequences of global warming quite like Fairbourne, a village on the coast of North West Wales. Residents have been told that their homes will have to be abandoned because of the rise in sea levels.

[Dear_Mr._Isaiah_Deringer]

My four points plan(e):
• Raise them houses on stilts.
• Wait 50-80 years.
• New Venice.
• Profit.

[diekssus]

Since when is living below sea level dangerous, I'm dutch and my family has lived like that for centuries.

[wbell]

Tell me why someone that was employed in government doesn't understand that government has no plan.

There is no plan!

[davewilson]

6:50 Plenty of hot air up there, sticks middle finger up. You gotta love modern journalism lol

[ChrisMas]

Very shocked! A few years ago, we visited this beautiful village, and said to each other, how much we would love to move there. Now, it looks like a blessing, that we couldn't afford it. Really sad for the people there.((

[mavisbeeswax]

That estuary is eroding the land, perfectly normal, those houses next to it will need to be abandoned. Poor planning by the council.

[rhysrunsriot]

English villagers in Welsh town. But still, there needs to be "planning", but that's not really a British thing.

[-heathen-]

i mean the welsh name for the area translates to english as 'marsh' that kinda says enough to me... glad i live in the valleys, but i'm sure we could start a go fund me to buy some armbands for those dumb enough to by property in flood areas

[andrewmartin]

What a. Shocking way to treat those people.

[jackarrows]

Prepared that man is, on his wrist he has a Diver watch

[raf]

Actually our children and grandchildren will suffocate but they will suffocate rich!

[El-Tel-Terry.]

You live below sea level ... what do people expect ?

[Jimmyvideo]

Caroline Lucas very clear and coherent answers for our times. Vote Green!

[AtheistEve]

9:45 “The minute you say that people can’t have things, I think that’s where the problem starts.” I assume that he will be pushing for legalization of all banned drugs, then. If governments didn’t go around telling people what they can or can’t do there’d be no need for governments and policy studies; he’d be out of a job and I’d be all for _that_ job loss.

[truecanadian]

So the ones who built their houses BELOW sea level are complaining ??? And by the way it won't rise higher here than 20 miles up th3 coast...

[sixmagpies]

Buy a house on a beach, and then blame the climate and the council?  
Darwin proven right yet again.

[debtanswell]

yeee gods i can not belive this whole conversation, have you all been sleeping for the last year alone, what part of it aint only gonna hit poor brown people do you not get!, and even if it did would ypu let that happen. i feel like i have slipped back 20 years to an old vid....how ignotant people choose to am FARMER

[nirvanamadpaul]

Erosion happens.. live there at your own risk.
Flood plans are called prime housing land as its floods hence the name.
Some people need to go to school and do GCSE geography.
Councils need to know where they are safe to build not the easiest as its the home buyer who foots the bill for poorly planned I'm homeless so shouldn't care.. but COMMON SENSE SAYS....

[misschief]

Are there *any* Welsh people in this report?

[Edsbar]

Why would property owners be entitled to compensation for something that isn't the authority's doing?