Rasuwa, Nepal, Sept 2, 2026 (AFP) - DNA tests and funerals in Nepal, a week after deadly floods

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2026-09-02

Distraught families gave DNA samples in the search for missing relatives as others held symbolic funerals on Wednesday, a week after deadly flash floods swept away villages and homes in Nepal's fragile Himalayan region. Rescue teams have recovered more than 1,200 bodies, and nearly 4,800 people are missing, after the gigantic wave of freezing water, rocks and debris triggered by a glacial collapse roared down the China-Nepal border on August 26.......

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