Disaster Victims Identification Information Management Center starts operation in Phuket
A fingerprint specialist examines a film of the fingerprints of tsunami victims in Phuket of Thailand, on Jan. 11, 2005. The Disaster Victims Identification Information Management Center officially started its operation here on Tuesday. There were about 60 people from over 20 countries working at the center to assist in the victims identification work. They did matching of the post-mortem specimen of the victims and the information of them provided by their kins to confirm their identity.
A forensic expert examines a film of the teeth of a tsunami victim in Phuket of Thailand, on Jan. 11, 2005.
A fingerprint specialist examines the fingerprints of a tsunami victim in Phuket of Thailand, on Jan. 11, 2005.