1.   The dead body had begun to rot, and the stench was overpowering.

2.   Despite freezing temperatures, the stench is so overpowering that many people walk with handkerchiefs clutched to their faces.

3.   So toilets still have to be cleaned out by hand, and the stench overpowers the building.

4.   The neighbor could touch a head, but had to withdraw because the stench was overpowering.

5.   Heaps of small bodies await burial and the stench is overpowering.