Let's say a Torah has been in use for a temple's services for awhile. However the Torah was rendered incapable of use due to a disaster of some sort. Will the Torah (or what's left of it) meet a ritual end? Or will the congregation typically try and revive the Torah?
Answer
A scroll can be repaired by specially trained people, or, if it is beyond repair, it can be ritually stored/buried.
http://www.sofer.co.uk/html/repairing_a_scroll.html is a site for one person who explains some of hat he does (I am not affiliated with him and am not endorsing his services -- just using his website to illustrate some of the possibilities).
If the torah cannot be repaired, one can put it in a genizah.
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