Abhayagiri Monastery & Wildfires

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Some more info here:

Forest fires near Abhayagiri

Last Monday, the community of Abayagiri monastery has been evacuated. The last update on the website is from Tuesday morning: Update 8 pm October 10: A neighbor reported that the monastery buildings were OK as of the afternoon of Oct. 9. The fire is still active, and we don’t know the state of the buildings after that time. It is unsafe to travel on Tomki Road, and there are hard closures approaching the monastery from both directions. We plan to update the website as we hear more informatio…