Tiny school on verge of big change

Disappearing temple: The Buddhist temple surrounded by seawater in Ban Khun Samut Chin, a coastal village less than 10km from the outskirts of Bangkok. — AFP

Each morning, four children stand barefoot in a line and proudly sing the national anthem as the Thai flag is raised outside their school, perched on a finger of land surrounded by the sea.

They are the last pupils left at the school in Ban Khun Samut Chin, a coastal village less than 10km from the edge of Bangkok that is slowly being devoured by the waves.