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Chris Gilbert and Cira Pascual Marquinais | 2 July 2026 While this disaster has exposed the country’s vulnerabilities, it also revealed where its real strength lies: in its deep-rooted social and institutional transformations. There is no such thing as a purely natural disaster, especially in a country under siege. Likewise, the response to any disaster is always mediated by social, political and even geopolitical factors. This article by Chris Gilbert and Cira Pascual Marquinais is reproduced from Monthly Review, with thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe! Donate! Join us in building a bright future for humanity! www.thecommunists.org www.lalkar.org www.redyouth.org Telegram: t.me/thecommunists Twitter: twitter.com/cpgbml Soundcloud: @proletarianradio Rumble: rumble.com/c/theCommunists Odysee: odysee.com/@proletariantv:2 Facebook: www.facebook.com/cpgbml Online Shop: https://shop.thecommunists.org/ Education Program: https://thecommunists.org/education-programme/ Each one teach one! www.londonworker.org/education-programme/ Join the struggle www.thecommunists.org/join/ Donate: www.thecommunists.org/donate/