- Reaction score
- 3,950
- Points
- 1,260
Hope I'm not being too morbid, but I really did find this fact sheet from the Red Cross interesting:
Cadaver management in a nutshell
# There is a widespread myth that dead bodies cause epidemics in a disaster.
This is not the case; the bodies of people who have died in a disaster do not spread disease.
# It is essential to avoid hasty and uncoordinated disposal of bodies
This makes it impossible to identify them later and the victims become "missing persons." If storage facilities are not available, temporary burial may be an option.