Criminal complaint presented over Rome burial chaos
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Thousands of bodies waiting to be cremated or laid to rest
23 Aprile 2021
ROME, APR 23 - The EFI association representing
Italian funeral directors has filed a complaint to criminal
prosecutors in Rome over the chaos regarding burials in the
capital, sources said on Friday.
Thousands of corpses are waiting to be laid to rest or cremated
in the city.
AMA, the agency in charge of burials and which also handles the
city's trash, said the backlog has formed because of an increase
in deaths linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and new procedures