Archive for the ‘Death + Disaster’ Category
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 [...]
- 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 [...]
- 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: John
- In: Burial|Cemeteries|Death + Disaster
- Tags: death and smell, decomposition, Haiti Earthquake, mass graves, video