• meliaesc@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    What an oddly specific trigger. I’m sure 3/14 has a tragic past somewhere too. 🤔

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      3 months ago

      It’s recent enough that it still haunts the people of the country. It’s also not an every day occurrence like in America.

    • Damage@feddit.it
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      3 months ago

      From the wiki:

      2019 – Cyclone Idai makes landfall near Beira, Mozambique, causing devastating floods and over 1,000 deaths.
      2021 – Burmese security forces kill at least 65 civilians in the Hlaingthaya massacre.