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Sweltering Lagos Has 25 Million People and Zero Free Public Beaches
Nigeria’s commercial capital boasts miles of white sand along the Atlantic Ocean that once teemed with locals looking to beat the heat. So what happened?
Ibeju Lekki Beach, Lagos.
Photographer: Fela Sanu/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesBefore the rains come this month, living in Lagos can feel like walking around in intense heat while wrapped in a blanket.
And for a city on the Atlantic Ocean with a vast coastline of white sand, it’s the sort of weather that calls for a swim to endure the tropical savanna climate.