The U.N. management chief says the United Nations headquarters overlooking New York’s East River suffered “unprecedented damage” from Superstorm Sandy.
Yukio Takasu told the General Assembly at the end of its first session following the killer storm on Thursday that the most serious damage was from flooding, which affected many basement offices and the cooling system in the main Secretariat building, and caused a small fire.
U.N. safety and security chief Gregory Starr told the 193-member world body that the flooding also affected many electrical components and tore the sheeting off the top of the 39-story Secretariat building.
The U.N. complex is undergoing its first major renovation in 60 years and staff recently started returning to the Secretariat building.
(AP)
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it couldn’t happen to a nicer place
It would be the biggest bracha if that whole building just fell right to the ground!
#2, ALONG WITH ALL THE SHMOES THAT ARE IN IT!
Such a pity it wasn’t obliterated completely…
And no doubt Obama will foot the whole bill for it.
Got a great idea; the place is in danger of falling and needs to be torn down; lets tear it down with some people like Ahminjaed, Abbas, head of Hizbullah inside and then lets leave it that way. US time to get out of the UN like England to get out of the EU. These 2 orgs are like vacuum cleaners; just sucking up money and throwing it away