PARIS — The rector of Notre Dame Cathedral has said the Paris landmark is still so fragile that there’s a “50% chance” the structure might not be entirely saved because scaffolding installed before this year’s fire is threatening the vaults of the Gothic monument. “It will be out of danger when we take out the remaining scaffolding.”“Today we can say that there is maybe a 50% chance that it will be saved. Unable to celebrate Christmas in Notre Dame this year, its congregation, clergy, and choir decamped to the Saint-Germain l’Auxerrois Church across from the Louvre Museum instead. “I remember my mother told me that she was watching TV and that there was a fire at Notre Dame. “We are French, we are going to try to rebuild Notre Dame as it was before because it is a symbol,” he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 25, 2019 10:30 UTC