Red Cross volunteers helping to safely bury people who die of Ebola in Guinea have been attacked in recent days by people attending the funerals, complicating efforts to stop the spread of the disease.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reported Thursday that since March, the organization’s burial teams in Guinea have been attacked verbally or physically 10 times a month on average. Most recently, on Sunday in Forécariah, two volunteers were beaten as they tried to carry out a safe burial.
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Aurelien Breeden contributed reporting from Paris.
A version of this article appears in print on February 13, 2015, on page A9 of the New York edition with the headline: Red Cross Faces Attacks at Ebola Victims’ Funerals. Order Reprints| Today’s Paper|Subscribe
