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Nepal Flash Flood Toll Reaches 1,050 as Mass Burials Begin
Flash floods in Nepal have killed at least 1,050 people.
Many bodies have not yet been identified.
Security forces are finding more victims in eight districts.
In Kathmandu, workers dug large pits near Gokarna Forest Resort.
Nearly 75 bodies were placed there and marked with numbers.
The numbers may help families identify the victims later.
More than 200 people had already been buried at other locations.
The mass burials were needed because many bodies had arrived at Kathmandu’s morgues.
Nepal’s death toll from the Bhotekosi flash floods reached 1,050 on Tuesday.
Security forces recovered additional bodies from eight districts, officials said.
Nearly 75 unidentified victims were buried and tagged at Kathmandu’s Gokarna Forest Resort.
More than 200 victims had been buried at four locations the previous day.
The burials were conducted as Kathmandu’s morgues filled with unidentified victims.
- Who
- At least 1,050 victims of the Bhotekosi flash floods, along with security forces, police, officials and workers handling recoveries and burials.
- What
- Unidentified flood victims were recovered and buried in mass graves as the death toll rose to 1,050.
- Where
- Kathmandu, including Gokarna Forest Resort, and eight districts in Nepal.
- When
- Tuesday; more than 200 victims had been buried at four locations the previous day.
- Why
- Many victims remained unidentified, while Kathmandu’s morgues were full.
Key facts
- Death toll
- 1,050 as of Tuesday
- Disaster
- Bhotekosi flash floods
- Bodies buried at Gokarna
- Nearly 75 unidentified victims
- Earlier burials
- More than 200 victims at four locations
- Recovery area
- Eight districts
- Identification method
- Bodies at Gokarna were tagged with batch numbers
Sources
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