In chronological order, here are ten catastrophes that, to varying degrees, were overshadowed by more prominent catastrophes. Amid the most hellish war in its history, 600 men dying in a seafaring accident didn’t make too many waves. Overshadowed by the atomic bomb dropped just four days after the survivors were rescued, the ordeal was detailed years later in a captivating documentary. While the Western world certainly noticed and condemned the massacre, the tragedy was overshadowed by the spiraling global financial crisis. Synthetic and cost-effective, most fentanyl is manufactured in large batches in China and shipped around the world via the black market.

Source: The Nation March 13, 2021 08:10 UTC