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Victims' bodies to follow Tibetan customs
By Sherry Bian (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-04-16 14:49
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Bodies of victims of the April 14 earthquake will be properly dealt with and buried with respect and in accordance with Tibetan customs, said a notice from the Department of Civil Affairs of Qinghai province on April 15, 2010.
For unidentified bodies of local people, a DNA database will be built before burial.
The bodies of foreign victims will be preserved through a corrosion preventing method by the China Funeral Association (CFA).
The notice also said that unclaimed ashes would be numbered and preserved temporarily by the local funeral home.
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