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Exec behind $500 billion sustainable paradise Neom complained about worker deaths taking up his time
“A whole bunch of people die so we’ve got to have a meeting on a Sunday night,” Wayne Borg said, according to a recording heard by the Wall Street Journal.
Announced in 2017 with a 2039 opening, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has thrown his weight behind the gargantuan luxury hub and likened it to the pyramids. One report described it as “a built-from-scratch region the size of Massachusetts, typified by sci-fi architecture, an arid ski resort and a laundry list of flashy projects meant to attract a population larger than New York City’s.” In a conversation about the three workers’ deaths, which former and current employees attributed to a falling pipe, a collapsed wall, and a mishandling of explosives, Borg said: “You can’t train for stupidity,” according to the Journal.
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