Nepal Struggles to Identify Bodies After Devastating Floods
· World · India Today, Hindustan Times
Nepal is facing a critical shortage of morgue space as bodies from the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river systems continue to wash downstream following flash floods. Authorities in districts including Chitwan, Nuwakot, and Tanahun have recovered 137 bodies along the Trishuli and Narayani rivers as of Thursday morning. Officials in Bharatpur are converting an unused government building into a temporary storage facility capable of holding 250 remains. Families are gathering at locations like the Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu to identify their missing relatives among the victims.
Why it matters
The overwhelming number of casualties and the logistical challenge of identification represent a severe humanitarian crisis for local authorities and grieving families.
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