Unidentified flood victims’ bodies being buried in Kathmandu

From Onlinekhabar English

Unidentified flood victims’ bodies being buried in Kathmandu. Kathmandu, September 1 Bodies of people killed in the Bhotekoshi flood in Rasuwa and whose identities remain unknown are being buried in Kathmandu as authorities struggle to manage the large number of recovered bodies. Several bodies were buried at a government forest area in Gokarneshwor, Kathmandu, on Tuesday afternoon. Forty-six bodies had also been buried at the same site on Monday night. Bodies recovered between Fishling and Golaghat whose identities could not be established have also been managed in Chitwan. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, 987 bodies had been recovered as of Tuesday afternoon, of which around 100 had been brought to Kathmandu. The government is managing unidentified and unclaimed bodies in accordance with the Unidentified and Unclaimed Bodies Management Directive. The directive requires authorities to prepare records of recovered bodies, conduct preliminary identification, use additional methods to establish identities, document confirmed identities, maintain records and place identifying markers before the bodies are buried.