ARFollowing devastating floods in Nepal two weeks ago, authorities face significant challenges in identifying victims. Out of the confirmed 1,357 fatalities, only 102 bodies have been returned to families due to difficulties in recognizing decomposed remains and partial human remains recovered from mud. The National Authority for Disaster Risk Reduction (NDRRMA) reported that the death toll has risen to 1,357, including fragments and bodies retrieved from eight severely affected districts. Nepalese police are asking family members to provide photographs and proof of kinship at local police stations to conduct DNA tests. Additionally, 5,326 people remain missing, including at least 587 foreign tourists, among them two Spaniards. In neighboring Tibet, China, which was also impacted by the cross-border avalanche on August 26, authorities report 43 deaths and 519 missing, bringing the combined total to 1,400 dead. Hope was renewed during the weekend with the rescue of several survivors, including Chandrika Shrestha, a 64-year-old woman who survived 11 days buried in her home in Betrawati market, and a Chinese citizen trapped in a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 hydroelectric plant. The Né
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