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Survival of top heritage sites in Kenya at risk as effects of climate change bite

Children play football behind the Fort Jesus Museum in Mombasa County. [PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: The effects of global warming are taking their toll on historical sites along the Kenyan Coast.

According to the National Museums of Kenya (NMK), heritage sites and landmarks like the Fort Jesus Museum, Vasco da Gama Pillar and the old British Customs House along the country’s coastline face an uncertain future due to rising sea levels.

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