FRANCE 24 in Nepal: In Bharatpur, Authorities Begin Burying Unidentified Bodies
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Nepal floods: Mortal remains temporarily interred for DNA matching, not mass burial, says envoy Naveen Srivastava - The Tribune
Speaking with ANI regarding the ongoing rescue operations following the severe flooding that hit the region on August 26, Ambassador Srivastava outlined that the mission began immediately as authorities tracked Indian pilgrims, workers, and residents stranded in the affected areas.
Why Nepal is burying its flood victims instead of cremating them
Faced with an overwhelming number of unidentified flood victims, Nepal is resorting to temporary burials. Authorities are gathering crucial DNA and identification information for later claims. As morgues reach their limits, strategically documented burial sites marked with GPS coordinates are established, maintaining a necessary connection for future identification efforts, thus respecting the victims and their families during this critical time.
A tragedy of proportions strikes Nepal, where authorities have resorted to extreme measures for the management of victims caused by the devastating floods that have affected the Himalaya region. Hundreds of bodies that could not be identified were buried in mass graves after the morgues reached maximum capacity.
FRANCE 24 in Nepal: In Bharatpur, authorities begin burying unidentified bodies
In Nepal, the death toll continues to rise. Every day, new bodies are recovered, but many remain unidentifiable. Several days after the devastating floods, some are already in an advanced state of decomposition. Faced with the influx of remains, authorities have begun burying them without formal identification, primarily to limit health risks and the strong odours. FRANCE 24's special correspondents traveled to Bharatpur, in southern Nepal, to o…
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The main morgue in Kathmandu has exceeded its ability to store the bodies recovered this Thursday after the devastating floods that struck Nepal eight days ago, while authorities continue to move unidentified victims to a temporary cemetery in Gokarna, on the outskirts of the capital.
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