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Namibia: Windhoek Left With 9 000 Burial Spaces
17 August 2021
The Namibian (Windhoek)
By Mercy Karuuombe
THE CITY of Windhoek is left with an estimated 9 000 grave spaces as three of its cemeteries have been filled to capacity.
This came after the Khomas region reported 827 deaths due to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, making it the region with the highest Covid-19 deaths in the country.
City of Windhoek spokesperson Harold Akwenye told The Namibian that the three cemeteries in the city - the Old Location, Katutura and Khomasdal - have reached capacity while the Oponganda extension A is closed...
...Akwenye said cremation, however ,remains the most suitable method of disposing of human remains because burial space in the city is limited.
He said the crematorium has, however, been overused due to the high number of bodies cremated monthly...
Namibia: Windhoek Left With 9 000 Burial Spaces
17 August 2021
The Namibian (Windhoek)
By Mercy Karuuombe
THE CITY of Windhoek is left with an estimated 9 000 grave spaces as three of its cemeteries have been filled to capacity.
This came after the Khomas region reported 827 deaths due to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, making it the region with the highest Covid-19 deaths in the country.
City of Windhoek spokesperson Harold Akwenye told The Namibian that the three cemeteries in the city - the Old Location, Katutura and Khomasdal - have reached capacity while the Oponganda extension A is closed...
...Akwenye said cremation, however ,remains the most suitable method of disposing of human remains because burial space in the city is limited.
He said the crematorium has, however, been overused due to the high number of bodies cremated monthly...