Families scour Pokhara morgue for loved ones swept away by flood
Summary
Families are searching Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences for relatives swept away in the Trishuli and Bhotekoshi floods, identifying bodies through school ties, tattoos, necklaces and other personal details. Authorities have brought 102 bodies to Pokhara and are using post-mortems, fingerprints and DNA samples to confirm identities.
Key Points
- More than 1,000 relatives of people missing in the Rasuwa flood arrived at Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences to search for loved ones.
- Authorities have brought 102 bodies recovered from several districts to Pokhara, and 10 have been identified and claimed so far.
- Police and forensic teams are using photographs, fingerprints, DNA samples and personal items such as school ties and tattoos to identify the dead.
- The morgue is beyond capacity, but refrigerated storage and a container have been arranged to preserve bodies for several more days.
