No seeds were lost but the ability of the rock vault to provide failsafe protection against all disasters is now threatened by climate change. Read the story https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/19/arctic-stronghold-of-worlds-seeds-flooded-after-permafrost-melts

The Svalbard Doomsday Seed Vault flooded after Permafrost melts
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