Nepal flood victims to be identified through DNA
Nepal flood victims to be identified through DNA At Nepal’s border with China, flash floods devastated the town of Timure, leaving bodies scattered across the country’s worst-hit area. With many victims dismembered, decomposed and stripped of clothing, forensic teams are relying on DNA testing to identify the dead.
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