abc.net.au/news/central-java-villagers-trapped-as-sea-level-rises/101398002On Central Java's northern coast, villagers have raised their homes several times to keep dry, and some are trapped in their homes for hours in high tide.The water gets so high in the farmers' ponds that the fish swim over the nets.Some villagers have fled the rising sea levels for higher land. But others are marooned in their flooded homes — some by choice, but many can't afford to move.
The yard where she used to play with her friends is now filled with water about 20cm high. If they hadn't raised it, they'd be neck deep in water, Ms Wahyuni, who grew up in the village, says. Kumaison remembers the time she cried when a bad flood washed away 400,000 Indonesian rupiah she had been saving.
Kumaison's son lives in a village close by and has offered to have her move in with him. But Kumaison says she enjoys the company of friends and the community that she's known for decades too much to leave.A floating white tub used to transport items in the water is tethered to Munadiroh's elevated wooden terrace.With no land left in the village, two chickens rustle in a tree nearby. It's the only audible noise in the entire village.