Coronavirus burial pits so vast they're visible from space
Source: Washington Post
Iranian authorities began digging a pair of trenches for victims just days after the government disclosed the initial outbreak. Together, their lengths are that of a football field.
By Erin Cunningham and Dalton Bennett March 12, 2020
Two days after Iran declared its first cases of the novel coronavirus — in what would become one of the largest outbreaks of the illness outside of China — evidence of unusual activity appeared at a cemetery near where the infections emerged.
At the Behesht-e Masoumeh complex in Qom, about 80 miles south of Tehran, the excavation of a new section of the graveyard began as early as Feb. 21, satellite images show, and then rapidly expanded as the virus spread. By the end of the month, two large trenches — their lengths totaling 100 yards — were visible at the site from space.
According to expert analysis, video testimony and official statements, the graves were dug to accommodate the rising number of virus victims in Qom.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/iran-coronavirus-outbreak-graves/?itid=hp_hp-top-table-main_iran-virus-burials-1035am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans
Please contact your members of Congress and Senators and demand a coherent , organized response to the pandemic outbreak here in the US.
Trump clearly is not doing enough.
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But those are 100 yard long trench mass graves in ONE Iranian city.
Pardon me for not being my usual light hearted self.
This is heart breaking and it is just starting.
