Doug, That's horrible. They've basically lost their biological heritage in one fire. This is what worries me about collections in California. Most of them are located on major fault lines. Lynn ________________________________________ From: Entomological Collections Network Listserve <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Doug Yanega <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 10:26:05 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Delhi museum catastrophe http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-36136752 This the NMND, India's National Museum, and this is truly an appalling disaster. They do not report any injuries, which is good, but our colleagues there are apparently now without either a home, or a collection. Truly devastating. Sincerely, -- Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) http://cache.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82