Breaking News: A fire blazed through a 12-story hotel at a ski resort in Turkey, killing at least 66 people and injuring 51 others. nyti.ms/4apm2oM - ThreadSky

nytimes.com • 38 days ago

Breaking News: A fire blazed through a 12-story hotel at a ski resort in Turkey, killing at least 66 people and injuring 51 others. https://nyti.ms/4apm2oM

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urlcannonbear.bsky.social•38 days ago

Maybe it was bad leadership in (checks notes) ULTRA-rightwing Erdogan..

passmail.bsky.social•37 days ago

The disaster arose from the 2012 removal of the fire depart—approval to ease business operations. The Ministry of Tourism shifted the blame to the City Mayor
Also, bribery allegations on a similar issue during the Turkish House opening signaled a decline in democratic values and oversight in Turkey

papichulo13.bsky.social•37 days ago

How sad

fightingfascism.bsky.social•38 days ago

Only 27 people died in the LA fire by comparison, and yet the media will continuously claim the LA fire is the greatest tragedy because of the cost and not the human life. The media still doesn't care about the 200 people who died in Texas during the Great Texas Freeze.