Venezuelan cemetery expands burials for earthquake victims, many of whom remain unidentified
A cemetery in Venezuela's La Guaira state has expanded with new trenches to bury hundreds of earthquake victims, many of whom remain unidentified. Over 500 new burial plots have been dug, with 150 reserved for unidentified victims, as the disaster has left at least 3,685 dead. Graves are marked with codes and organized terraces to aid future identification.
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