DNA collection drive under way to identify flood victims
Summary
Authorities have collected 1,012 DNA samples from relatives of people missing in the Bhotekoshi flood as they race to identify more than 1,226 recovered bodies and human remains. Experts and equipment from several countries are helping Nepal’s forensic labs match the remains with families.
Key Points
- Authorities have collected 1,012 DNA samples from relatives of missing people after the Bhotekoshi flood.
- More than 1,331 bodies and human remains have been recovered, many of them only partially intact.
- DNA profiling is being carried out at the Nepal Police Central Forensic Science Laboratory and the National Forensic Science Laboratory in Khumaltar.
- Experts and equipment from India, South Korea, Singapore and China have been brought in to speed up identification.
