Dying has been banned since 1950, after it was discovered that corpses buried in the local graveyard simply were not decomposing because of the cold. Indeed, live samples of the virus that caused the catastrophic Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 were recently extracted from some of the bodies there. Today, people approaching death in Longyearbyen are flown to the mainland for their final days. Although, given the lack of any elderly care provision, most have long since taken the hint.
Watch the video here:
What do you think about this. Let us know in the comments.
Comments