Mematikan

In the mangrove forest, whole villages of little houses have been built supported by the roots of the trees. Residents come and go in their flat-bottomed boats, and traders can come right up to each house to buy and sell. When The Delta changed, however, one such village on the south edge of The Delta was left high and dry. Mematikan was once a thriving small community where residents made handicrafts and special foods that the traders would sell to outsiders farther down The Delta. When their channel started to dry up a few months ago, people packed their things and moved on. Many of the trees are now dying, watered only by the rains. Not everyone is aware of the change, of course, and some still come here looking for people from the former community but possibly finding trouble. A few of the houses have already deteriorated but many still stand, well enough at least for other things to move in.