A booming business in Ebola-ravaged city


Two apprentice carpenters wrapping finished coffins before delivery in Bunia. — Arlette Bashizi/The New York Times

AMID a cloud of sawdust and the whine of a buzz saw, Djo Limayo, a carpenter in Congo, was at work building another coffin.

Business has been strong for Limayo since an Ebola outbreak hit the city of Bunia in May. More than a dozen carpentry workshops line the streets. All of them appear to be focused on coffin-making.

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