Nepal-Tibet Flood Disaster Prompts Mass Search and DNA Identification Effort

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Nepal-Tibet Flood Disaster Prompts Mass Search and DNA Identification Effort

Catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border has killed more than 1,000 people and left thousands missing. Authorities are using DNA samples to identify victims while rescue teams struggle to reach isolated areas.

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Prakrit has already lost her father. As Nepal’s morgues fill, she hopes her DNA can be used to find her mother

A week on from the flash flooding disaster, authorities are urging relatives of the thousands of missing and dead to provide blood samples

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