{
  "id": 15709152,
  "title": "DNA and fingerprint checks find no matches for six South Africans missing in Nepal floods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/dna-and-fingerprint-checks-find-no-matches-for-six-south-africans",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-20T05:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/news/2026-10-20-dna-and-fingerprint-checks-find-no-matches-for-six-south-africans-missing-in-nepal-floods/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "DNA and fingerprint checks have yet to identify six South Africans missing since the August 26 floods in Nepal’s Rasuwa region, as their families await updates on search efforts and the process for obtaining death certificates.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}