Pictures of decomposing Port Moresby morgue bodies being laid to rest

Those of you who have been following the Port Moresby morgue saga would remember that the rotting corpses - which caused a big stink  - were finally laid to rest at Nine-Mile Cemetery last February 13.

A total 75 corpses, including 26 babies, and various body parts (limbs) were mass buried.

I spent the day at the morgue and later at Nine-Mile with two Australian photographers, Steve Dupont and Sean Davey, and it was a very 'smelly' affair.

In traditional Papua New Guinea society, bodies of the dead are treated with respect; however, this seems not to have been the case.

Sean has just published a graphic photo essay of the recent mass burial of bodies, starting from the Port Moresby general hospital morgue, to the sad "disposal" of the bodies at Nine-Mile without any human dignity.

See the images at http://media.theaustralian.com.au/multimedia/2009/04/27-png/index.html but note that the scenes are quite graphic!