78 unidentified bodies managed in Pokhara
Summary
Seventy-eight unidentified bodies from the August 26 Bhotekoshi flash flood in Rasuwa have been buried in a forest area at Lamachaur in Pokhara after legal and scientific procedures. Nineteen bodies were handed over to relatives after identification, while five remain in hospital for further identification.
Key Points
- Seventy-eight unidentified bodies brought from different districts were buried at Lamachaur in Pokhara after legal and scientific procedures were completed.
- The bodies belonged to victims of the August 26 Bhotekoshi flash flood in Rasuwa; 102 bodies were initially brought for identification and post-mortem.
- Nineteen bodies were handed over to relatives after identification, while five remain in hospital for possible identification, including two suspected to be foreigners.
- Police said DNA samples were collected and would be sent to the forensic lab, with the bodies kept earlier at Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences and Manipal Teaching Hospital.
