{
  "id": 5918019,
  "title": "DNA, fingerprints and photos: Singapore police join international effort to identify Nepal flood dead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/dna-fingerprints-and-photos-singapore-police-join-international",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T05:20:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/singapore-missing-persons-nepal-tibet-floods-6365286"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nearly 4,900 people remain missing after Nepal’s devastating floods on August 26, as Singapore police forensic specialists join the international effort to identify the dead and provide closure to families. In Kathmandu, the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital serves as a makeshift bulletin board, displaying photos and names of those lost in the flood. Over 1,342 bodies have been found, but only 100 have been identified so far, leaving 4,886 people still missing or out of contact. Forensic specialist team from Singapore Police Force has arrived in Kathmandu, equipped with expertise in DNA, fingerprints, and photos, to assist with the identification process.",
  "summary": "With nearly 4,900 people still missing after Nepal’s devastating floods, Singapore police forensic specialists are helping local authorities identify the dead and bring answers to families desperately searching for loved ones.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Nepal flood took his brother. He survived by two seconds, then cut short grief to help survivors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/nepal-flood-took-his-brother-he-survived-by-two-seconds-then-cut",
        "published": "2026-09-06T06:21:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}