Satellite images show crowding at China’s crematoriums and burial homes

• As China fights an unprecedented wave of Covid-19 infections.
• Satellite photos of several Chinese towns have revealed crowds at crematoriums and burial homes.
• 37 deaths reported since December 7.

As China fights an unprecedented wave of Covid-19 infections after removing rigorous pandemic limits, satellite photos of several Chinese towns have revealed crowds at crematoriums and burial homes.

Images captured by Maxar in late December and early January and examined by news reveal lines of cars parked outside of funeral homes in Kunming, Nanjing, Chengdu, Tangshan, and Huzhou, as well as one on the outskirts of Beijing that appears to have built a brand-new parking space.

Following more than two years of rigorous regulations on residents’ private life, China recently abandoned its strict zero-Covid stance on the virus, which had provoked widespread outrage.

The Communist Party regularly emphasized this comparison to show how China’s tight policies protected its citizens from the kind of mass killings experienced in Western countries.

Since those restrictions were removed, people are once again free to travel around their nation.

The overcrowding in funeral homes and crematoriums depicted in the satellite images is consistent with news findings and eyewitness testimonies posted on social media.

As exhausted employees struggle to keep up with the number of boxes containing yellow body bags, and families report waiting days to bury or cremate their loved ones, news accounts from Beijing have detailed the improvised facilities being used to store the dead.

With only 37 deaths reported since December 7, China’s official Covid-19 mortality toll since it relaxed limits has remained startlingly low.

While the World Health Organization and the US accuse China of downplaying the seriousness of its current outbreak, top global health authorities are urging Beijing to disclose more information on the rapid spread as tales of overcrowded hospitals and funeral homes pour in.

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