China’s Outbreak Nightmare: Crematoriums Are Packed, Rural Areas Full of Fresh Graves
China’s Outbreak Nightmare: Crematoriums Are Packed, Rural Areas Full of Fresh Graves
.
In Tangshan, Hebei, a villager named Mr. Hua described hospitals being overcrowded, comparing it to a busy marketplace. So many people were dying that crematoriums couldn’t keep up. Families now had to pull strings just to get bodies cremated. He said it felt like the end of the world. While most of the deceased were older, middle-aged people and even younger ones were also among the victims.
.