No space to bury dead bodies in graveyards due to Covid-19 surge
3 years, 8 months ago

No space to bury dead bodies in graveyards due to Covid-19 surge

Op India  

India has recorded over 1,85,000+ Covid-19 cases in a single day. Though the average death rate is on the lower side, the number of dead bodies per day is increasing, which has created a problem for the graveyards in several cities. The largest graveyard in Delhi can accommodate only 150 more bodies As per reports, the largest graveyard in Delhi, Jadid Qabristan Ahle Islam, can accommodate only 150 more dead bodies. The price of digging graves increased by 60% in Lucknow In Lucknow, as the number of dead bodies increased, the price to dig the grave has also gone up. As per a report published in Hindi Daily Amar Ujala, 210 dead bodies were buried in the largest graveyard in the city, i.e.

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Mass graves, cremations as Wayanad landslides death toll crosses 300
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mass graves, cremations as Wayanad landslides death toll crosses 300

Hindustan Times  

Wayanad: It is a little after 11am and there is a slight drizzle. It snakes past coffee plantations on either side, a small temple, and finally leads to the graveyard, where around 100 men are toiling strenuously to dig 20 graves on one end, one after the other. Over 300 have been killed in landslides in Wayanad since Tuesday Officials …

COVID-19 deaths in Bareilly: Cemeteries, crematoria report daily stream of bodies, but district officials say only 185 died in 2021
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 deaths in Bareilly: Cemeteries, crematoria report daily stream of bodies, but district officials say only 185 died in 2021

Firstpost  

Uttar Pradesh: “There have been around 185 deaths here due to COVID-19,” said Bareilly chief medical officer Dr Sudhir Garg on Thursday, “While in the last three days, there have been three or four deaths.” This stands contrary to accounts from the the five burial grounds and crematoria, which have reported a steady stream of bodies, of those whom relatives …

As COVID-19 toll rises exponentially, 20-hour queues for last rites of bodies at Delhi crematoriums
3 years, 7 months ago

As COVID-19 toll rises exponentially, 20-hour queues for last rites of bodies at Delhi crematoriums

Firstpost  

Shaking Delhi’s spirit and soul, an unimaginable tragedy is unfolding as New Delhi’s crematoriums struggle to cope with the deluge of the dead arriving at a frightening pace New Delhi: Under the high tin roof, 50 funeral pyres burned fiercely on Tuesday, the hot air filled with smoke, fine ash and muted sobs of shell-shocked families. On Monday afternoon, Aman …

Delhi Crematoriums, Graveyards Struggle to Manage Resources as Covid-19 Kills 409 in Just 13 Days
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi Crematoriums, Graveyards Struggle to Manage Resources as Covid-19 Kills 409 in Just 13 Days

News 18  

Mashqoor Rashid makes a grim projection as he oversees the burials of coronavirus victims’ bodies one after another at the city’s largest graveyard. Yesterday, 18 burials were performed.” Suman Gupta, the general secretary of Badi Panchayat Vaishya Beese Agarwal organisation that manages the city’s main crematorium at the Nigambodh Ghat, has an equally sobering number to share. According to North …

Delhi's largest cemetery may soon run out of space to bury Covid-19 casualties
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi's largest cemetery may soon run out of space to bury Covid-19 casualties

India Today  

Delhi’s largest cemetery is struggling to find space to bury people dying of Covid-19. In the last four days, Jadid Qabristan Ahle Islam near Delhi Gate has received an unprecedented number of Covid-19 dead bodies. Mohammed Shamim, the cemetery’s care taker, told India Today TV that the number of bodies of people dying of Covid-19 has increased since April 4. …

As Zimbabwe’s COVID cases surge, gravediggers struggle to cope
3 years, 11 months ago

As Zimbabwe’s COVID cases surge, gravediggers struggle to cope

Al Jazeera  

The country is experiencing a significant surge in coronavirus infections, forcing authorities to tighten restrictions. “Three out of five burials here are COVID-19.” COVID situation ‘far worse’ Zimbabwe has since late December been experiencing a significant surge in new coronavirus infections and deaths. Rasauka, the gravedigger, said there is “a backlog of people seeking to bury their dead” at Warren …

Delhi's Oldest Graveyard Clears Space to Bury the Dead as Covid Casualties Rise
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi's Oldest Graveyard Clears Space to Bury the Dead as Covid Casualties Rise

News 18  

Workers were clearing undergrowth from wasteland on Tuesday to add 400 graves to the Indian capital’s oldest functioning cemetery beside the ruins of historic city walls, as the death toll from the coronavirus grows. “We weren’t expecting that we will have to clear more land for the graves,” said head gravedigger Mohammad Shameem, a 38-year-old in a pale green traditional …

In Mumbai's crematoriums, exhausted workers pull on to earn a living despite psychological stress, fear of COVID-19
4 years, 6 months ago

In Mumbai's crematoriums, exhausted workers pull on to earn a living despite psychological stress, fear of COVID-19

Firstpost  

While managing the mourners, disposing dead bodies and exhausting themselves physically, the workers are overwhelmed emotionally and physiologically too. “We don’t want to hurt grieving relatives.” Ajit, 40, works at a crematorium near Shivaji Park in Mumbai. On an average, Ajit said, the Shivaji Park crematorium used to get three dead bodies a day, or about 90 per month. “There …

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