Conflict, Rainy Seasons Threaten Unesco Heritage Site in Ethiopia

Fighting has come close to the centuries old rock-hewn churches, considered by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. But experts say rain is the bigger threat. Tourists, historians, and architects have flocked the area for generations to visit the sacred site.

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