Nepal floods: How DNA identification of bodies works
- More than a week after a glacial collapse near the Langtang Lirung mountain peak set off devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet, sending a deluge of rocks, mud and water to the valleys below, forensic experts are working to identify bodies.
- More than 1,270 people have been killed, and more than 4,700 are still missing, authorities said on Thursday.
- On Friday morning, reports emerged that two of the hundreds of workers trapped in tunnels at hydropower projects along the affected rivers had been rescued.
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- More than a week after a glacial collapse near the Langtang Lirung mountain peak set off devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet, sending a deluge of rocks, mud and water to the valleys below, forensic experts are working to identify bodies.
- More than 1,270 people have been killed, and more than 4,700 are still missing, authorities said on Thursday.
- On Friday morning, reports emerged that two of the hundreds of workers trapped in tunnels at hydropower projects along the affected rivers had been rescued.
Sources: Al Jazeera