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Lured by marriage promises, climate victims fall into trafficking trap

2015-03-08 01:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: When the handsome young man came courting her, Sunetra could not believe her luck. Born into a desperately poor family in India's southern Sundarbans region -- one of the parts of the world hardest hit by climate change -- the lanky 18-year-old had few prospects. A flood the previous year had destroyed her home and left her family struggling financially. A new start was what she needed, and her out-of-town suitor's offer of marriage seemed ideal. He was content to wed without her family providing...

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