Nepal buries its dead as more than 3,000 remain missing
BIDUR, Nepal: Nepal was burying on Monday some of the hundreds of bodies retrieved after a deadly, tsunami-like flood crashed through the Himalayan region, sweeping away villages and leaving thousands still missing.
Nepal was burying hundreds of bodies on Monday after a tsunami-like flood ravaged the Himalayan region, leaving thousands missing. Distraught families searched for missing relatives at rescue stations and hospitals, while others identified bodies at overflowing morgues. The deadly wave, caused by a glacial collapse, claimed at least 797 lives in Nepal and Tibet, with 3,048 people still unaccounted for, including tourists and pilgrims to Mount Kailash.
Nepali army troops and engineers worked to reach trapped workers at a hydropower site, while DNA samples were taken to aid reunification efforts. Overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster, authorities resorted to burials before completing identifications. Foreign nations pledged aid, with Nepal facing a potential reconstruction bill in the billions, highlighting the impact of climate change in the Himalayas.
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