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Oh my word! This looks awful ...

DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47941794

I hope the emergency services can keep themselves and others safe and that the damage isn’t as bad as it looks ... but .....

Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Breaking news is that the main spire has collapsed 😢 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    It reminds me of the dreadful fire at York Minster years ago. Hopefully everyone is safe.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    My son proposed to his future wife on those steps.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    Terrible news.
  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    Awful   :(
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    The second largest church in France, St Sulpice had the doors deliberately set on fire on March 17th. It appears to be part of a concerted attack on churches, however not much appears in the press.
    More than 10 churches have been hit since the beginning of February, with some set on fire while others were severely desecrated or damaged.
    In early February, in the Church of Notre-Dame-des-Enfants in Nimes, near the Spanish border, intruders drew a cross on a wall with excrement then stuck consecrated hosts to it.

    From Brietbart

    "The Catholic hierarchy has kept silent about the episodes, limited themselves to highlighting that anti-Christian threat and expressing hope that politicians and police will get to the bottom of the crimes.

    Reports indicate that 80 percent of the desecration of places of worship in France concerns Christian churches and in the year 2018 this meant the profanation of an average of two Christian churches per day in France, even though these actions rarely make the headlines.

    In 2018, the Ministry of the Interior recorded 541 anti-Semitic acts, 100 anti-Muslim acts, and 1,063 anti-Christian acts."




  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    I think the roof has gone now. I hope no one gets injured.
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    There were reports that the fire was dying down. That doesn't seem to be the case from the current pictures. 
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    The fire is now being contained. The two towers look safe.
    Rutland, England
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