ASFM Annual Conference, Abuja (Nigeria), 3-7 March 2014 - Management of Bodies of Victims following Disasters

The theme for the conference is "Management of Bodies of Victims following Disasters" Forensic and Anatomical Pathologists, and allied practitioners across Africa and beyond, will share their experience...

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Italy rescues more than 1,100 migrants in rafts south of Sicily

The Italian navy has rescued more than 1,100 migrants from nine large rafts in the waters south of Sicily. Patrol helicopters identified the overcrowded rafts about 120 miles south-east of Lampedusa...

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Eight bodies recovered after fire and rockfall at mine near Johannesburg

Rescuers recovered eight bodies and continued to search for another missing worker on Thursday after a fire and rock-fall at a Harmony Gold mine near Johannesburg, the worst accident in South Africa's...

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13 dead in Ukraine train accident

At least 13 people were killed and five injured when a commuter train hit a shuttle passenger van at a level crossing in East Ukrainian region of Sumy, the regional prosecutor's press center said on...

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The volunteers who provided dignity for the dead following Typhoon Haiyan

The snap of latex gloves in the back of the truck is the only sound as a group of Philippine Red Cross volunteers tasked with one of the most difficult jobs in the typhoon aftermath head out to work....

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Ten killed, 39 injured as bus falls into trench at Khambatki ghat

Ten people from Porbandar in Gujarat, including seven women, were killed and 39 were injured when the private bus they were travelling in went off the Pune-Bangalore highway and fell into a trench....

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A family's struggle to find a missing loved one in post-Haiyan Philippines

The poster shows two pictures of a smiling boy - one in a shirt, tie and trousers looking dapper, and the other in the arms of a family member. “Have you seen this boy?” the headline asks in thick...

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Call for fast-tracking compensation for missing workers

A labour organisation yesterday demanded the missing victims of the Rana Plaza building collapse be declared dead through inspection instead of solely depending on DNA tests, so that their families...

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Expert faults Nigeria’s disaster management policy on corpses

Nigeria’s management and preparedness for disasters have been criticised for its lack of sensitivity on handling of bodies of victims as well as the communities affected following disasters. Dr Uwom...

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The 2004 Morecambe Bay cockling tragedy

Retired police chief Mick Gradwell led the probe into the 2004 cockling disaster in which 23 Chinese cocklers lost their lives. Operation Lund, as the investigation was called, was an enormously complex...

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