Nepal flash floods LIVE: Death toll goes past 900; over 4,000 still missing
Catastrophic flash floods in Nepal and Tibet have resulted in over 900 deaths and thousands missing, prompting international aid efforts. Indian and Nepalese authorities are coordinating the recovery and identification of victims found in border rivers.
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Highlights a major humanitarian crisis and the importance of cross-border cooperation in disaster management.
Four unidentified bodies recovered from the Narayani-Gandak river in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district were handed over to the Nepal administration after post-mortem examinations, officials said on Monday (August 31, 2026).
The bodies of three women and a man were recovered on August 27 from the river and had been kept at the district hospital mortuary as their identities could not be established.
DNA samples were collected from all four bodies during the post-mortem examination to facilitate their identification, officials said.
Nichlaul Tehsildar Amit Singh, who led the operation, said, “the bodies were transported in two ambulances and handed over to the Nawalparasi administration at the Maheshpur border near Thuthibari late Sunday night.” Additional District Magistrate Prashant Kumar said, “all necessary legal and administrative formalities were completed before the bodies were handed over to Nepal Police.”
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