What Is Dark Tourism That Kerala Cops Warned Against
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Kerala police have urged the public to avoid visiting Wayanad after recent landslides that claimed over 290 lives
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The police warned the public against "dark tourism", stating that it may hinder critical rescue efforts
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Now let's understand what is dark tourism that Kerala police is warning against
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Dark tourism refers to the practice of travelling to and visiting sites associated with death, suffering, tragedy, violence, or the unusual
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These destinations can include cemeteries, mausoleums, mortuaries, disaster zones, battlefields, memorials, prisons, and crime scenes
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Dark tourism has been thrust into the global spotlight by TV shows like Chernobyl and The Dark Tourist
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One of the earliest definitions of dark tourism was provided by John Lennon and Malcolm Foley
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They described it as "the representation of inhuman acts, and how these are interpreted for visitors."
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A more recent definition by Kevin Fox Gotham describes it as "the circulation of people to places characterised by distress, atrocity or sadness and pain."
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