The RSPB has sent experts to the Highlands to try to assess the extent of the damage.

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The British charity Oxfam said it was sending water engineers and food security experts on Wednesday to assess the extent of the damage.

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Owing to the volatile security situation, it has not been possible to assess the extent of the damage to the ancient city of Aleppo and several other World Heritage sites including the Crac des Chevaliers, Palmyra, the Ancient Villages in Northern Syria and Damascus.

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Teignbridge District Council, which owns the beach and has landslide warning signs on the tunnel gate, said engineers had been sent to the site to assess the stability of the cliff and the extent of the damage.

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This typically means that a utility will first assess affected power plants, transmission lines, and substations to determine the extent of any damage.

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