Tsunami 2004: A Tyrolean criminal officer tells of cruel memories

Tsunami 2004: A Tyrolean criminal officer tells of cruel memories

Khao Lak, Thailand - In 2004, the world experienced one of the most devastating natural disasters in history when a massive earthquake off the coast of Indonesia triggered a tsunami that cost around 230,000 people. 86 Austrians died in Thailand, where the waves rolled over the dream beaches. As the former head of operations of the Austrian DVI team, after the accident, Christoph Hundertfund describes that many victims were found as nameless corpses. Under immense psychological pressure, the team tried to "return their name" the dead. They were confronted with the cruel consequences of the catastrophe, which made it extremely difficult to identify the victims in an interview with Thailandtip , an article in the magazine "Datum" accused the team of unethical by taking the dead hands and jaws. Hundred pounds, now retired, commented in surprise about these accusations, but emphasized that such measures were part of the standard procedure and was by no means exclusively practiced by his team. Despite the setbacks, he remember the memory of the missions that urged him to see how fleeting life is and that death is inevitably part of our being.