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Bhotekoshi disaster: Authorities face daunting task of DNA analysis
Nuwakot, Oct 3: Nepal faces a massive forensic challenge to identify victims of the August 26 Himalayan flood, with thousands of DNA samples awaiting analysis and more than 5,000 people still missing. Authorities have recovered 1,454 bodies, around a third of…
PM at UN: Bhotekoshi disaster a global warning
By Our Political Analyst Prime Minister Balendra Shah last week took Nepal’s Himalayan tragedy to the United Nations General Assembly with a message that went well beyond the country’s borders. The Bhotekoshi Trishuli flood, which Shah described as a warning …