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Re:Debris field found in search for missing submersible by renewiltord on Thursday June 22, 2023 @03:45PM (#36437698)
Yes, it's more similar to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tham_Luang_cave_rescue than to other disasters, which should illustrate that it's not about the kind of people so much as the story itself.

I lived in South Asia for a while and the thing that would strike me is the everyday catastrophes. For instance, there was a recent Indian derailment that you barely heard about here in the US https://apnews.com/article/india-passenger-train-derail-dead...

275 deaths.

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Re:Debris field found in search for missing submersible by gamblor956 on Thursday June 22, 2023 @05:32PM (#36439327)
For instance, there was a recent Indian derailment that you barely heard about here in the US

It was only covered in the NYT, LAT, WaPo, Chicago Tribune, WSJ, USAT, NPR, CNN, MSNBC, ABC News, NBC News, and CBS News....just to name a few.

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Re:Debris field found in search for missing submersible by renewiltord on Thursday June 22, 2023 @05:55PM (#36439621)
Fair enough. Same places as the Greek migrants, so I suppose we were operating with a false premise. Most things are quite well covered irrespective of whom the victims were.
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