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Global Affairs working to collect DNA from families of missing Canadians in Nepal

  • The federal government is collecting DNA samples from families of 29 missing Canadians in Nepal and China after a flash flood in the Himalayan border region.
  • Senior officials are working with the RCMP and local police in Nepal and China to assist with DNA collection from families of the missing.
  • A glacier collapse on August 26 caused flooding that killed over 1,100 people and left about 4,400 missing in Nepal and China.
  • Authorities in Kathmandu have buried many unidentified bodies in trenches due to the high number of fatalities and missing persons.
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Global Affairs working to collect DNA from families of missing Canadians in Nepal

OTTAWA — The federal government says it is working to collect DNA samples from the families of Canadians still missing in Nepal and China after a flash flood ripped through the border region last week. Senior government officials say they are starting ...

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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
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