Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017

The Daily

• Episode: Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017
• Website: The Daily
• Feed URL: http://rss.art19.com/the-daily
• Duration: 00:29:17
• Published: 2017-12-19 12:00

Nearly eight years ago, an earthquake devastated Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. The capital’s morgues were so overwhelmed that thousands of bodies were dumped into mass graves. But one group of men stepped in, collecting abandoned bodies to bury them. A New York Times reporter talked to the heroes of Burial Road.

Guests: Catherine Porter, a New York Times reporter, talked to the men who tend to the unclaimed bodies of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.