 Natural disasters can unfortunately lead to the loss of thousands of lives. People often mistake this for fear around the deceased. My name is Oran Finnegan, and I'm a forensic expert with the International Committee of the Red Cross. Due to the deceased cause epidemics, the deceased from natural disasters do not cause epidemics because they usually die from trauma and are not infectious. Are the deceased a health risk? In reality, the risk to the public is negligible. How urgent is the collection of dead bodies? Once the living are recovered, recovery after the deceased in a systematic and organized and coordinated manner should become a priority. Should mass graves be used to speed up disposal of dead bodies? No, there is no justification for the hasty and massed disposal after the deceased. Is it safe for the public to recover the deceased? As the bodies may be in unstable and unstable locations, it is not recommended for untrained people to recover them. Why should bodies not be disposed of in mass graves? Mass graves lead to an undignified disposal of the dead and can result in significant additional trauma for families and communities following these events.