Iconic partisan hospital badly damaged in storm

The UNESCO-listed Franja Partisan Hospital, one of the most iconic monuments to the partisan struggle in World War II, has been badly damaged in a storm that swept through northern Slovenia on 13 July.

Three of the 14 wooden buildings have been swept away and another three damaged. The flood wave also destroyed the last part of the access path and electric infrastructure.

The museum, nestled deep in the narrow Pasica Gorge near Cerkno, is currently inaccessible and will remain closed indefinitely.

Once safe access is possible, the museum team will be joined on the...