María Tamayo
María Tamayo is a 65-year-old street vendor living on Pugad Island in the Philippines, where she battles the rising sea levels that threaten her home. Every day, she spends up to three hours removing seawater from her house, a routine that has become essential due to the frequent flooding caused by high tides. Despite her love for the island, Tamayo faces the harsh reality of climate change, which has drained her family's savings as they invest in elevating their home to combat the encroaching water.
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María Tamayo is a street vendor in Pugad who spends hours each day removing seawater from her home due to rising tides.
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María Tamayo is a street vendor who struggles daily to remove seawater from her home on the island of Pugad.
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