When found, the dead are wrapped in blue tarpaulins and laid on military stretchers.

Laura's winds damaged tens of thousands of homes, leaving roofs across the region dotted with blue tarpaulins.

The boats leaving South America travel only by night, remaining motionless by day, covered in blue tarpaulins to avoid detection from the air.

Crowds of media and a handful of pro-whaling demonstrators were awaiting his arrival on the pier, which was blocked from view by blue tarpaulins.