{
  "id": 4760611,
  "title": "Nepal floods: Relatives of missing individuals urged to provide DNA samples",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/banjir-nepal-waris-terdekat-individu-hilang-diminta-serah-sampel-dna-4760611",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-01T00:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/01/banjir-nepal-waris-terdekat-individu-hilang-diminta-serah-sampel-dna"
  },
  "original_language": "it",
  "account": "Nepalese police are using DNA profiling to identify bodies and body parts found after flash floods and landslides that have killed 903 people, with around 4,247 still unaccounted for. The police are asking relatives of those missing to provide DNA samples for matching with the remains found. Relatives can submit blood samples in Nepal or have DNA profiling done in their country of residence and send the results to the Nepalese police. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, 903 bodies have been found in several affected districts, with Chitwan recording the highest number of bodies at 272.",
  "summary": "Expatriate heirs are requested to undergo DNA profiling at an accredited laboratory in their respective countries and send a copy of the DNA profile to Nepal Police.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Banjir Nepal: Waris mangsa hilang diminta sedia jalani ujian DNA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/banjir-nepal-waris-mangsa-hilang-diminta-sedia-jalani-ujian-dna",
        "published": "2026-08-30T10:05:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}