两个世纪以来，紧邻大海让米克隆镇受益良多。海上捕鱼提供了生计，也让出行变得便利。但如今，大海已成为该镇最大的威胁。
For two centuries, being close to the water has been good for the town of Miquelon. Fishing on the ocean provided a livelihood, and made it easy to travel. But now, the ocean has become the town’s biggest threat.
“村庄建在距海平面约两米高的沙砾地上，”镇长弗朗克·代特谢弗里用法语说道。“我们无法幸免于可能危及人员和财产安全的气候风险。”该岛属于法国领土，但距离纽芬兰岛仅需 90 分钟的渡轮航程。
"The village is built on sand and gravel about two metres above sea level," said the town's mayor Franck Detcheverry, speaking in French. "We are not safe from climate risks that could cause danger to people and property." The island is French territory but just a 90-minute ferry ride away from Newfoundland.
港口海关大楼外墙上的标线显示了海平面上升和风暴加剧可能意味着什么。
Lines on the siding of the customs office at the harbour show what higher ocean levels and worse storms could mean.
海拔 3.7 米处的一个标记显示，据预测，到本世纪末，强烈风暴期间水位可能上升至该高度。那将淹没整个城镇。
A mark at 3.7 metres above sea level shows a prediction of how high water could get during intense storms by the end of the century. It would inundate the town.
飓风“菲奥娜”敲响了警钟，它擦过该岛，随后重创纽芬兰岛，在奥巴斯克港冲走或严重损毁了约 100 栋房屋。市长担心，灾难降临自己的社区只是时间问题。搬迁计划 这就是该镇搬往高地的原因。新建宅基地正在港口对岸开发，距现有城镇不到一公里。
Hurricane Fiona was a big wake up call, narrowly missing the island before slamming into Newfoundland, where around 100 homes were washed away or badly damaged in Port aux Basques. The mayor worries it’s only a matter of time before disaster strikes his community. The plan to move This is why the town is moving to higher ground. New building lots are being developed on the other side of the harbour, less than a kilometre away from the existing town.
“在安全地点重建房屋，能让人们安心，知道他们可以把房子传给子孙后代，”代特谢弗里说。“米克隆能够延续下去，而在目前的村庄里，这已不再可能。”目前，近十栋房屋已开始动工兴建。该计划属于自愿参与。
"Rebuilding houses on a safe site allows people peace of mind, knowing they can pass their home to their children and grandchildren," said Detcheverry. "Miquelon can endure in the future, which is no longer the case today in the current village." Right now, almost a dozen homes are starting to go up. The plan is voluntary.
法国的巴尼耶基金收购居民的房屋，给他们提供在新宅基地上建房所需的资金。居民搬入新居后，其旧房将被拆除，且原址不得新建任何建筑物。随着新村落拔地而起，旧村落也在逐步拆除。有人不愿搬迁 但并非所有人都欢迎这一想法。
France’s Barnier Fund buys people’s homes, giving them the money they need to build on the new lots. When they move in, their old house will be torn down, and no new structures will be allowed on the site. As the the new village goes up, the old one comes down. Some don’t want to move But not everyone is welcoming the idea.
“我们认为，完全搬迁村庄似乎不是个好主意，”玛丽琳·德切韦里也用法语说道，谈及她发起的针对该计划的请愿书。德切韦里是镇上常见的姓氏——她与市长没有亲属关系。她担心他们太轻易地放弃了现有的城镇。
"The idea of completely relocating the village doesn’t seem like a good idea to us," said Maryline Detcheverry, also speaking in French, about her petition raising concerns about the plan. Detcheverry is a common last name in the town — she’s not related to the mayor. She’s worried that they’re giving up on the current town too easily.
“首要且最根本的是保护现有的东西。我们必须保护目前已有的一切。这意味着要做一些工作，加固米克隆村的东侧。”对一些人来说，搬迁为时已晚。
"The first and most essential thing is to protect what exists. We must protect what is currently there. That means doing some work to strengthen the east side of the village of Miquelon." For some, it’s too late to move.
米歇尔·德切韦里也与市长无亲属关系，年近七旬。他一辈子都住在这所房子里，已故叔叔曾帮他翻修过。这里承载着回忆。
Michel Detcheverry, who is also not related to the mayor, is in his late 60s. He’s lived in his house his whole life, and his late uncle helped him renovate it. It has memories.
“把一切都拿走，全拆了，再去别的地方，我没那个心情，”他说。看着邻居搬离、一个存在了200年的村庄开始改变，会很难受。“会很难看下去，因为你会看到那个村庄慢慢消失，”他说。这是法国首次搬迁整个村庄。这将在未来几十年里缓慢进行。
"To just take everything, tear everything down and go somewhere else, I don't feel like it," he said. It will be hard to see neighbours move and a village that’s existed for 200 years start to change. "It's going to be difficult to see because you're going to see that village disappear, slowly," he said. This is the first time France has moved an entire village. It will slowly happen over the next few decades.
纪念大学结束在圣皮埃尔运行50多年的弗雷克项目 加拿大、法国承诺在空间基础设施、经济领域合作 在最近一次访岛期间，法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙承诺提供2000万欧元，用于建设新地块——可容纳75套新住房，约为他们最终估算所需数量的一半。市长理解为什么不是所有人都想搬迁。
Memorial University ends Frecker program in St. Pierre after more than 50 years Canada, France pledge to work together on space infrastructure, economy On a recent trip to the island, French President Emanuel Macron promised 20 million euros to help build new lots — room for 75 new houses, about half of what they figure they’ll eventually need. The mayor understands why not everyone wants to move.
“对一些人来说，这是身份的丧失，一些人觉得他们失去了依靠和家族传承，”他说。“我对米克隆岛有感情，但不一定对现在的选址有感情。”
"For some, it's a loss of identity, and some people feel they are losing their bearings and their family heritage," he said. "I'm attached to Miquelon Island, but not necessarily to the current site."