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Greece boat disaster: Survivors blame Greek coastguard for tragedy (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by homoludens@feddit.de to c/news

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[–] Usernameblankface@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Agreed. We should know who provided the boat, why the passengers chose to take that risk, and then what government could be doing to help the situation. There are many possibilities and variables, many angles that need covered. "Government failed" is just one angle that belongs in a lower priority.