Inside the VERY overcrowded Caribbean island which is home to more than 2,000 people but has NO sanitation system or electricity Carti Sugtupu, which also known as Gardi Sugdub or 'Crab Island,' is the focus of a short YouTube video In the short documentary, locals reveal how their livelihoods are being severely impacted by global warming The tiny outcrop, which measures some 1,300 feet by 500 feet, is home to around 2,000 people By Sadie Whitelocks For Dailymail.com Published: 22:25, 22 May 2024 | Updated: 22:25, 22 May 2024 e-mail 7 View comments Advertisement Rising sea levels are threatening the future of one overcrowded island in northern Panama, with residents being forced to relocate to the mainland. Carti Sugtupu, which also known as Gardi Sugdub or 'Crab Island,' is the focus of a short YouTube video , where locals reveal how their livelihoods are being severely impacted by global warming.
The tiny outcrop, which measures some 1,300 feet by 500 feet, is home to around 2,000 people and in one scene the camera pans to show how many houses are built on stilts due to constant flooding. Magdalena Martinez, who is a longtime resident of Carti Sugtupu, reveals in another scene how 'we think that we are going to sink [and] we know it is going to happen..
. in several years.' 'So we as parents, are thinking about our children,' she adds.
Carti Sugtupu, which also known as Gardi Sugdub or 'Crab Island,' is the focus of a short YouTube video, where locals reveal how their liveli.
