A 15-meter section of the famous 800-year-old bas relief wall at Banteay Chhmar in Cambodia has collapsed due to unusually strong winds during a storm, leading GHF to undertake emergency intervention.
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| Before Collapse | After Collapse |
The immediate needs are:
 We would like to thank the Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development for supporting the efforts of restoring the wall through its Cultural Emergency Response program. |
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| We would also like to thank Mr. William Reller for providing matching funding to get the project started. |
1. Building a temporary shelter next to the collapsed zone to protect the area.
2. Surveying, recording, and scanning the fallen stones to see what emergency and/or temporary repairs must be undertaken on the stones.
3. Carefully storing the fallen stones into a secure shelter prior to the monsoon.
4. Setting up emergency propping of adjacent standing
parts of the wall to prevent further collapses.