I wonder, too, how many of those bodies they say are floating in the water are the long-dead remains of cemetaries which have been flooded.
not many east of NO
actually, none outside of NO
If they were long dead they probably wouldn't float.
Plus they would be buried, concrete enclosures are usually required.
No, I am thinking a cemetary wouldn't contribute much to the floating dead count...
Actually scratch my last post....Found this in another post here:
They don't bury the dead in New Orleans. The highest point in the city is only 6 ft. above sea level, which makes for watery graves. Fearful that rotting corpses caused epidemics, the city limited ground burials in 1830. Mausoleums built on soggy cemetery grounds became the final resting place for generations. Beyond providing a macabre tourist attraction, these "cities of the dead" serve as a reminder of the Big Easy's vulnerability to flooding. The reason water rushes into graves is because New Orleans sits atop a delta made of unconsolidated material that has washed down the Mississippi River.