to live o deadWinter is a difficult time in turkish erzurum, one of coldest places in Country. Eastern region stores up on salt for Its icy roads are getting heavier equipment Ready for clear The way in issue of Snowfall. in the county main graveyard, in In the meantime, the crews are working tirelessly for ensure proper burial.
As dredging the soil is almost impossible in County where temperatures sometimes drop below Below minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit), local municipal crews get the job done in warm days of November. with help of Bulldozers, they’ve dug so far up 920 plots of land will be excavated moreUntil December, when temperatures were freezing set in.
Erzurum Mayor Mehmet Sekmen told Demiroren News Agency (DHA) on Friday it a common practice for To them as heavy snow falls to the depths of meter in In some places the soil freezes during the winter, which complicates the burials. “We don’t know when or how many people will die of Of course but having their plots ready great satisfaction. Otherwise, you can’t bury it easily in Winter,” he said. Easily excavated plots of land are not the only service offered to citizens seeking to bid farewell to loved ones comfortably as they are, said Sekmen. also Providing “consolation tents” for The next of Kin, referring to traditional Turkish gathering places where people They offer their condolences to family of dead. “We don’t give So much trouble for our citizens. We just ask for a official Report of death We deal with the rest for He said.
