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By Ahmed Elumami, Ayman al-Warfali and Emma Farge DERNA, Libya/GENEVA (Reuters) - Residents and rescue workers in the devastated Libyan city of Derna ...
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WHO calls on authorities to stop burying victims in mass graves after floods that ‘could have killed up to 20,000′
WHO and aid groups call on authorities in Libya to stop burying flood victims in mass graves. UN report showed more than a thousand people have been buried in this way so far. Medical officials in biosafety in WHO's Health Emergencies Programme urged authorities not to rush mass burials or mass cremations. They said hasty burials can lead to long-term psychological problems for victims' families as well as social and legal problems. The statement added that the bodies of victims of natural disasters do not pose any health threat.
By Ahmed Elumami, Ayman al-Warfali and Emma Farge DERNA, Libya/GENEVA (Reuters) - Residents and rescue workers in the devastated Libyan city of Derna ...
The World Health Organization and other aid groups on Friday called on authorities in Libya to stop burying flood victims in mass graves after a UN report showed that more than 1,000 people had so far been buried in that manner since the country was hit by floods.