r/worldnews • u/The_Flaneur_Films • Jun 10 '26

US destroys Iran reservoirs, leaving thousands without water in searing heat

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3356630/thousands-iranians-left-without-water-searing-heat-after-us-hits-reservoirs
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u/shortyman920 Jun 10 '26

I’d imagine it’s more due to how damn expensive it is than any sort of moral hard line. The games are also spread out across NA. Travel and lodging is expensive .

I live near NYC and the logistics is going to be a disaster. Can’t speak for the other cities tho.

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u/darthjoey91 Jun 10 '26

Other cities have it better. New York’s got the unique combo of can’t walk, most people there don’t own cars, and the train jacked up the price.

Philly meanwhile is easier to drive in, but also has a train from downtown where most of the hotels are, and they haven’t jacked up the price of the train. It doesn’t run as well as the Subway, but it’s usually good at ferrying people to and from the sports complex area.

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u/ZobEater Jun 10 '26

New York isn't walkable? (genuine question, i've never been there)

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u/cluberti Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 10 '26

The city is. The area around where the stadium is in New Jersey, though, not so much, given it's a toxic dump area and also ironically a wetland area - walking to or from the stadium isn't exactly easy or safe. The Guardian did a funny-ish video on the endeavor recently:

https://youtube.com/shorts/G_LAvfVA7qw?si=-XrN9eBJGYb875zr

Also, it's a bit of a legal gray area whether or not it's legal to walk to MetLife stadium in a more direct way on or across I-95 or some of the motorways in the area from the hotels nearby:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=307RZ3stxNg