Identifying the dead after mass disasters is a crucial part of grieving. Here's how forensic experts do it
Forensic experts, which form disaster victim identification teams, have standard operating procedures for these situations.
Fri Apr 08 2022
Sabah quake: Two Singaporeans missing confirmed dead - Police
Sabah Police today confirmed that two Singaporeans missing on Mount Kinabalu after last Friday's earthquake in Sabah have died.
Wed Jun 10 2015
Post-mortem on human remains in Wang Kelian begins June 7 - Minister
Come June 7, the health ministry will begin conducting post-mortem on human skeletal remains found at grave sites in Wang Kelian, Perlis.
Fri May 29 2015
AirAsia QZ8501: Another body identified
Indonesia's Disaster Victim Identification Police Department (DVI POLRI) team has identified the remains of one more victim of crashed Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 as Cindy Clarissa Soetjipto.
Fri Jan 16 2015
QZ8501: Three more bodies identified as search enters Day 10
As search operations for the ill-fated AirAsia QZ8501 enters its tenth day, personnel from the Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) have identified three more bodies after endless hours of scouring th
Tue Jan 06 2015
MH17: Malaysian DVI team members get certificates from PM
One of the members, a bone specialist, became the source of reference for international forensic teams when bone fragments were recovered.
Wed Sep 17 2014
MH17: DVI guide to identify bodies
Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the team will use the Interpol Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) guide for individual methods of
Tue Jul 22 2014