Topsham TV's video: SOLOMONS - WALANDE ISLAND - THE FINAL STORY

Walande was an artificial island - a rock platform made from lumps of coral gathered from the reef over several hundred years. When I first visited the island In 1966 it had 200 inhabitants and the houses were built flat on the rock surface. When I visited again in 2002 the houses were built on tall stilts and there were 1200 inhabitants. In recent years climate change has caused the sea level to rise and turbulence has all but destroyed the island. Now, in 2016, there are only 4 inhabitants because the villagers have lost their homes. Commissioned by the Melanesian Mission. For more details contact the charity: http://mission.melanesia.anglican.org