A billion dollars have been pledged to rebuild Notre Dame and that's left a lot of people wondering if the money could go to other more urgent causes.
living below the poverty line, and economic hardships have forced tens of thousands onto the streets to protest as part of the ‘Yellow Vest’ movement.
“I'm thrilled that people have raised $1 billion to restore Notre Dame. But it seems shortsighted that we can't raise 10 percent as much to reduce the risk that Congo's Ebola outbreak will spread around the world,” he posted on Twitter. Others contrasted the response to the Notre Dame fire to the response after tragedies, such as the Grenfell fire.
In June 2017, at least 72 people died in London’s Grenfell tower, after cladding chosen by the local council for its low price, caught alight and engulfed the building in flames. I'm thrilled that people have raised $1 billion to restore Notre Dame. But it seems shortsighted that we can't raise 10 percent as much to reduce the risk that Congo's Ebola outbreak will spread around the world.
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