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October 09, 2015

Surveying earthquake damage to Nepal's world heritage sites



The UN News Service reported yesterday that experts, including a team of archaeologists from Durham University in the United Kingdom, have begun surveying damaged buildings and temples which form part of the Kathmandu Valley World Heritage Site.

Given the extent of the damage caused by the powerful earthquake, which struck Nepal in April and caused thousands of deaths and widespread displacement, the task ahead for those involved in protecting and preserving the site is undoubtedly daunting in the extreme.

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