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Sri Lanka Starts Using Cardboard Coffins Amid COVID-19 Surge

August 24, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

A factory in Sri Langka’s Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia city assembled coffins using staples and glue as these will be utilized for those who have succumbed to COVID-19, according to Priyantha Sahabandu. …

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Sri Lanka Holds Mass Cremation as COVID-19 Cases Rises

August 9, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Officials announced Monday that Sri Lanka had launched mass cremations to remove a backlog of dead bodies from COVID-19 as cases spread across the country. In a month, the number …

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Residents Find Hundreds of Bodies Buried Along Ganges River Banks in Prayagraj

May 17, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Residents have discovered almost 500 bodies buried along the Ganges River Banks in Prayagra, India. The bodies were believed to be COVID-19 victims but have not yet been tested or …

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Suspected COVID Corpses Wash Up on the Shores of the Ganges River, Nearby Residents Alarmed

May 10, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Several bodies of suspected COVID-19 victims have been floated around and washed up on the shores of the Ganges River causing residents in Chausa, Bixar to panic. The residents of …

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Delhi Public Park Turns into a Ad-Hoc Cremation Ground

April 26, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Public spaces in New Delhi are being converted into a cremation grounds in South East Delhi as dead bodies due to COVID-19 pile up Pyres are likely to start burning …

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Brazilian Authorities Exhume Old Graves to Make Space for New Bodies as Brazilian COVID-19 Death Toll Skyrockets

April 2, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Authorities in Sao Paulo in Brazil are emptying old graves to make a room for the increasing number of COVID-19 deaths. Gravediggers from Vila Nova Cachoeirinha cemetery are opening the …

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Car Thief Steals Funeral Home Van with Body Still Inside

February 12, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

St. Louis County police are in search for a funeral home van after it was stolen, with a body still inside the vehicle.  Police said the van of William C. …

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