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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shweta Sharma

Thai undertaker brings corpse to petrol station to prove need for fuel amid Iran war

A Thai undertaker who was denied diesel brought a corpse to a petrol station to prove he needed the fuel for cremation and not stockpiling amid shortage sparked by the US-Iran war.

Many Buddhist temples in Thailand rely on diesel-powered furnaces for cremations, and shortages have left crematoria struggling to conduct funerals.

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