A Wednesday report from Denmark shows that the culled animals seem to have broken the surface of the Earth where they were buried. The “zombie” animals were culled earlier in the month when the Danish government discovered that a large majority of the animals had a new strain of the COVID-19 which could make efforts against the pandemic even more difficult.
The Danish government announced that they would slaughter more than 15 million of the animals, which they had already embarked on. The animals were buried in thousands in shallow graves of about 3 feet, according to officials, but the dead animals began to emerge again from their graves. Experts explained that the incident was most likely caused by the gases released as the animals started to swell and decompose.
The burial was done in the West Jutland area in Denmark, a part of the region that has seen been closed to stop the spread of the new strain to other parts of the European country. A local politician in the region, Leif Blogger, noted that the government of Denmark had endangered the lives of the residents of the area by burying the animals in shallow graves.
“They have turned our community into a dumping ground, thereby endangering our lives and environment,” Blogger said.
Officials also explained that the dead animals could expose the people of the area to phosphorus and nitrogen pollution. The people of Holstebro where the mass burial was done have since decried the actions of the Danish government. The region and its surrounding areas are yet to overcome the effects of the lockdown of the region to avoid the spread of the newly mutated virus and are now battling with possible pollution from thousands of decomposed animals.
According to the officials, the rushed burial had led to the unsightly incident. Now the animals will be buried again in 5 feet deep graves. A fence will also be erected around the affected area but before then, it would be supervised all day and night, officials said.
The graves which are close to water sources such as rivers and lakes have continued to worry local officials, including two mayors who are demanding that the animals have to be burnt immediately. The country has over 74,000 COVID-19 cases and 800 residents have died, according to data released by Johns Hopkins University.
Source: usatoday.com
