Venezuelans Search for Relatives Among Unrecognizable Bodies After Quake
At Caracas's main morgue, families are trying to identify loved ones using photographs of hundreds of victims, El País reports. Because of the state of the bodies, some relatives say they cannot be certain of the identifications.
In the aftermath of the earthquakes that struck Venezuela, families at the main morgue in Caracas face a harrowing process to find their relatives. According to El País, officials are attempting identifications by showing photographs of hundreds of victims.
Some families say the condition of the bodies has made identification difficult. One woman said she could not be certain whether the photograph she was shown was her niece. That uncertainty has become an added source of pain for families seeking to mourn.
The earthquakes affected thousands of people, and the fate of many remains unclear. Humanitarian organisations are calling for identification and burial procedures to be carried out in an orderly way. Authorities said that missing-persons reports and the identification process were continuing.
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