Tag: Mass graves

• Wednesday, June 30th 2021 - 00:00 UTC

  Two more Catholic churches burnt in Canada; probably linked to the discovery of mass graves of indigenous children

  

  Two more Catholic churches have been apparently set on fire in Canada's Pacific province of British Columbia, making it four that have been destroyed since the discovery of mass graves at two defunct boarding schools for First Nations children.

• Monday, October 1st 2018 - 08:29 UTC

  Quake and tsunami hit Indonesia searching for survivors and burying its dead

  

  Mass graves were being readied for hundreds of victims of an Indonesian quake and tsunami on Monday as authorities battled to stave off disease and reach desperate people still trapped under shattered buildings. The death toll nearly doubled to 832 on Sunday but was expected to rise further after a disaster that has left the island of Sulawesi reeling.