DNA Tests Aim to Identify Nepal Victims in Mass Graves

Nepal flood: With bodies buried in mass graves, how can DNA help identify victims?

Nepal flood has left hundreds of unidentified bodies in a race against time. With morgues full and bodies decomposing, authorities are using mass burial after collecting DNA samples, photographs and other identification records.

DNA tests aim to identify Nepal victims in mass graves

Loved ones are being encouraged to provide DNA samples as unidentified bodies are laid to rest in mass graves following the devastating flash floods.

Nepal flood crisis: India deploys 19 forensic experts for DNA identification of flood victims

India’s 19-member forensic team has begun DNA analysis in Nepal to identify flood victims as 1,068 bodies have been recovered.

Unprecedented catastrophe: Survivors recount horror as DNA sampling is underway of bodies recovered in Rasuwa - The Tribune

Local authorities in Rasuwa have placed more than 20 recovered bodies in an abandoned house in Dhunche, where police and medical teams are collecting DNA samples before carrying out burials.