Families balance hope and despair in race to find survivors in Nepal as 41 Australians still missing
The walls of a teaching hospital are filled with pictures of unidentified victims as authorities collect DNA samples and plan burials before morgues fill up Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Some of them are young, some old; most of them appear to be men. Some of them could be sleeping, except for the mud that…
Rescue efforts are underway in Nepal following devastating floods along the border with China. At least 682 bodies have been recovered, with 675 in Nepal and seven in China. Nearly 3,000 people are still missing, according to France 24.
In Kathmandu, authorities are collecting DNA samples and planning burials at a teaching hospital, where pictures of unidentified victims are being displayed on a wall. The hospital has been taking in bodies, many of whom are covered in mud and difficult to recognise.
Families of missing Australians are anxiously waiting for news, with 41 or 42 Australians still unaccounted for, according to different reports from The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. Rescuers, including the Nepali army, continue to search for survivors, with a breakthrough at the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric site where over 100 workers may still be alive, a pipe was inserted into a tunnel, as reported by Le Monde English.
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