Moving the Local Mosque | National Geographic

I was traveling around these island

I was traveling around these island communities in the north of the country

communities in the north of the country

communities in the north of the country where people are dealing with a river

where people are dealing with a river

where people are dealing with a river erosion and flooding every year this is

erosion and flooding every year this is

erosion and flooding every year this is a picture of the men of a community in

a picture of the men of a community in

a picture of the men of a community in the north of Bangladesh moving the local

the north of Bangladesh moving the local

the north of Bangladesh moving the local mosque and this is an example of a

mosque and this is an example of a

mosque and this is an example of a simple adaptation that people are made

simple adaptation that people are made

simple adaptation that people are made to face the challenges of a changing

to face the challenges of a changing

to face the challenges of a changing environment if your village is dealing

environment if your village is dealing

environment if your village is dealing with seasonal flooding and shifting land

with seasonal flooding and shifting land

with seasonal flooding and shifting land masses will you start to build your

masses will you start to build your

masses will you start to build your buildings in a way that they’re easily

buildings in a way that they’re easily

buildings in a way that they’re easily transportable so this mosque was under

transportable so this mosque was under

transportable so this mosque was under the threat of falling into the river

the threat of falling into the river

the threat of falling into the river because of the ocean so one afternoon

because of the ocean so one afternoon

because of the ocean so one afternoon the men of the community decide well

the men of the community decide well

the men of the community decide well it’s time to move it to higher ground so

it’s time to move it to higher ground so

it’s time to move it to higher ground so they dismantled the mosque after the

they dismantled the mosque after the

they dismantled the mosque after the morning prayer they all get together

morning prayer they all get together

morning prayer they all get together they actually carry the whole roof to a

they actually carry the whole roof to a

they actually carry the whole roof to a higher ground and reassemble the mosque

higher ground and reassemble the mosque

higher ground and reassemble the mosque and the whole operation I was amazed to

and the whole operation I was amazed to

and the whole operation I was amazed to know more than 78 hours