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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Frances Vinall

‘A matter of when, not if’: Hungry termites are on the march in Australia

Washington Post photo by Frances Vinall

In a forgotten restaurant behind a gas station in Australia’s red centre, only metal and plastic parts remain unscathed. Chris Cook grabs at a timber door frame, which crumples like paper in his hand.

“This has all just collapsed,” says Cook, a manager at Territory Pest Control in Australia’s Northern Territory. He eyes boards hanging in ragged pieces from the ceiling. Since he last visited the abandoned building three years ago, thousands of uninvited guests have been busy.

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