Families Hope for DNA Identification of Flood Victims
Summary
Families of people missing in the BhoteKoshi flood in Rasuwa are providing blood samples in Chitwan for DNA matching. Police and public health officials say the tests will help identify unidentified bodies and return them to relatives.
Key Points
- Blood samples from relatives of flood victims began being collected at the Chitwan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bharatpur.
- The initiative is being run jointly by the District Police Office Chitwan, Bagmati Province Public Health Laboratory Bhaktapur, and the Public Health Office Chitwan.
- Unidentified bodies from the flood area have already yielded DNA samples, which will be matched with relatives' blood samples in a forensic lab.
- Nepal Police has asked families in Nepal and abroad to provide DNA samples to help identify and hand over unclaimed bodies.
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