Morticians who are gathering bodies from hurricane Katrina have been using RFID chips to track victims. This has been helping speed recovery and identification of the bodies. This has allowed morticians to match the victims up with their families sooner, ending a long, dark chapter in familys’ lives. 
…But morticians have also been confronted with gruesome realities depicted in the picture above. Storm surge forced open many crypts, like this one in Saint Bernard parish. This washed out the coffins and has placed them in many strange places, like this one.
(Source: RFID Helps Morgue Track Katrina’s Victims, by David Dishneau , The Associated Press)
(Photo sources: Open Crypts by Liz Condo of 2theadvocate.com; Casket by Road by Jerry Lara/Express-News)
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