morgue

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The morgue at Galle could handle about 25 bodies at a time and the authorities were rushing freezer shipping containers to preserve the remains until legal formalities were completed.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

In the morgue, a relative sobbed silently, his forearm covering his eyes.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

"Several families, fearing that the authorities might keep the bodies or bury them without their knowledge, broke open the morgue door and pulled the bodies out of ambulances," the source told the BBC.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

“We went to the morgue and there he was,” Irma said.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

Two days later the family of the dead man claimed his body at the morgue.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers