Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- The mortuary at the Tangalle Base Hospital is facing a severe space shortage, forcing hospital staff to place the bodies of deceased persons covered in ice on trolleys in the corridor outside the morgue.

The bodies of persons who die at several regional and district hospitals including Beliatta, Nakulugamuwa, Ranna, Angunakolapelessa and Weeraketiya, as well as victims of accidents in the region, are brought to the Tangalle Base Hospital for post-mortem examinations.

Accordingly, until these examinations are completed, the bodies are kept at the Tangalle Hospital's morgue.

However, the hospital has been experiencing immense difficulties for the past four years due to inadequate freezer facilities.

Hospital staff ...