Archive for the ‘Death + Disaster’ Category
The Last Post on Haiti’s Dead
27, Jan 2010In Haiti, A Proper Burial is in Short Supply
Frances Robles, Nadege Charles and Elinor J. Breche, Miami Herald (January 25, 2010)
This will be the last post, for a while, on the dead bodies in Haiti. I decided to run this Miami Herald article because it does a good job of summing up the problems the [...]
- By: John
- In: Burial| Death + Disaster
- Tags: death and smell, Haiti Earthquake
Envisioning the Death Toll in Haiti
22, Jan 2010Haiti’s Many Troubles Keep Bodies Uncounted
Simon Romero and Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times (January 21, 2010)
Haiti quake toll ‘may be 200,000′
BBC News (January 18, 2010)
I have a hunch that for years to come, the final death toll in Haiti will remain unknown. As the tagline for the above New York Times article states: The simple [...]
- By: John
- In: Burial| Death + Disaster
- Tags: Haiti Earthquake
The (un)Diseased Dead
19, Jan 2010Infectious Disease Risks from Dead Bodies Following Natural Disasters (pdf)
Oliver Morgan, Pan American Journal of Public Health, 2004;15(5):307–12.
In the wake of the deaths from the Haiti Earthquate — 200,000 at the most recent estimate — officials are struggling to provide appropriate and respectful body disposal. In an earlier post John mentioned the common misconception that [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Burial| Death + Disaster
- Tags: disease, Haiti Earthquake, mass graves, research
Haiti’s Anonymous Dead
19, Jan 2010As Haitians Flee, the Dead Go Uncounted
Damien Cave, New York Times (January 18, 2010)
Last home of country’s most famous families turns from place of respect and mourning into installation of horror
Ed Pilkington, The Guardian (January 18, 2010)
Following up on yesterday’s Haiti earthquake post, these New York Times and Guardian articles expand upon the rushed burial [...]
- By: John
- In: Burial| Cemeteries| Death + Disaster
- Tags: death and smell, decomposition, Haiti Earthquake, mass graves
The Impossibility of Identifying the Dead in Haiti
18, Jan 2010How can a country in the grip of an apocalyptic tragedy deal in a dignified way with its victims?
Paul Harris, The Guardian (January 17, 2010)
The current stories emanating from Haiti are incomprehensibly awful. This Guardian article uses the word apocalyptic and that seems utterly appropriate.
A crisis situation of this enormity is compounded by the [...]
- By: John
- In: Burial| Cemeteries| Death + Disaster
- Tags: death and smell, decomposition, Haiti Earthquake, mass graves, video