Nepal's grim DNA puzzle to identify flood dead as over 5000 still missing
IOL | 02.10.2026 12:33
An aerial view shows a search and rescue team member, along with a sniffer dog, looks for missing people following the August 26 flash flood, on the banks of the Trishuli River in Nepal's Nuwakot district on September 30, 2026. Nepal was overwhelmed by the sheer scale of destruction from the tsunami-like wall of freezing water and debris triggered by a glacial and rock collapse on the Nepal-China border on August 26. Picture: PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP