I start the radio, France Info, host is interviewing a woman ans says “there’s international coverage because there are so many tourists in Lisbon”.
A bit unsensitive but whatever.I missed the beginning so I look it up, and the first article is France Info again: “18 deaths, no French victims”
Specifying because your fellow citizens are part of the victims is one thing, but just saying there aren’t feels chauvinistic.
welcome to western world.
Very sad. Let’s just hope that this was just a tragic accident and not something that could have been prevented by proper maintenance.
I think that is a bit contradictorary. Unless there is an earthquake or other mayor event, technical systems should not fail under proper maintenance. Especially if the system has been operated since more than a hundred years now.
That realistically only leaves inadequate maintenance or sabotage. Both aren’t “tragic accidents”.
Taking the fun out of funicular