Honduras is the worlds most murderous nation. [speaks in spanish] someone dies a violent death every 74 minutes. [speaks in spanish] the capital of tegucigalpa is home to a unique organization. The Peoples Funeral Service helps poor families when they lose a loved one in a city where everyday killing is a fact of life. [indistinct talking] another day, another death. A community struggles to understand the killing of a young man, just one of 20 people who meet a violent end every day in honduras. Ramon Orlando Varela was gunned down the day before as he dropped his children off at school. [indistinct talking] he was just 26 years old. [horns honk] ramons funeral has been funded by the peoples funeral serve, set up by the mayor of tegucigalpa. Nilvia castillo is in charge. [speaking in spanish] and its certainly in demand. In honduras, a toxic mix of guns, gangs, drugs, and corruption has engendered the highest homicide rate in the worldover 80 times that of most european countries. [in
a community struggles to understand the killing of a young man, just one of 20 people who meet a violent end every day in honduras. ramon orlando varela was gunned down the day before as he dropped his children off at school. [indistinct talking] he was just 26 years old. [horns honk] ramon s funeral has been funded by the people s funeral service, set up by the mayor of tegucigalpa. nilvia castillo is in charge. [speaking in spanish] and it s certainly in demand. in honduras, a toxic mix of guns, gangs, drugs, and corruption has engendered the highest homicide rate in the world over 80 times that of most european countries. [indistinct talking] the shade is welcome under a tropical sun. but this is no picnic. it s the city s morgue. and all of these people are waiting for the body of a loved one to be released for burial. [speaking in spanish] johnny and his colleagues from the people s funeral service are here often. most of those brought in have died a violent death som
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