Nepal floods: Morgues overflow along 200km river trail as grief crosses border
Flash floods in Nepal have overwhelmed local morgues, forcing authorities to convert public buildings into temporary mortuaries as bodies are recovered downstream. The disaster has prompted cross-border coordination with India to manage the identification and preservation of remains.
Why it matters
The scale of the tragedy highlights the severe impact of extreme weather events on infrastructure and the humanitarian challenges of disaster management.
Morgues on the 200km Bhote Koshi-Trishuli-Narayani river trail in central and southern Nepal are at capacity and overflowing as bodies swept away by Wednesday’s flash flood surfaced downstream, forcing authorities to move remains between districts and convert govt buildings and community halls into temporary mortuaries.By Friday morning, seven unidentified bodies were found in Gandak river in Maharajganj and Kushinagar districts of UP.Nepal has deployed hundreds of security personnel along the riverbanks from Rasuwa to Chitwan on the Indian border and at other possible recovery locations. Nepal home ministry also coordinated with Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha, Chitwan and Nawalparasi on where bodies could be preserved and identified as district facilities ran out of space.“Wherever bodies have been found and need to be managed, coordination is underway on how to manage them,” home ministry joint spokesperson Rama Acharya Subedi said.
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