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The government pledged to speed up its plans to decongest the prison, where conditions have been described as "true hell".

Cordero said the Long Beach project will help decongest surrounding neighborhoods and the 710 Freeway by allowing trains to move more quickly through the area to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — a goal pushed by community advocates.

To decongest major towns, residents should relocate to rural areas where there was enough space and "perfect sanitation", Mr Hichilema added.

He said the mass burials were meant to decongest mortuaries and that no relatives came forward to claim the bodies.

Aid workers say it could take up to two months to decongest the city, which has nearly doubled in size.