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Nepal Begins Mass Burials as Flood Death Toll Surpasses 800

Nepal authorities start mass burials of unidentified flood victims as death toll crosses 800.

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Nepal authorities began mass burials of hundreds of unidentified victims in temporary graves in the Chitwan district days after catastrophic flash floods. [1] The floods and mudslides have killed at least 800 people and left more than 3,000 missing across Nepal and Bhutan. [2] Four friends, Sunil BK, Sudip Mangrati, Indra Bahadur Pul, and Shivhari, traveled on motorbikes to the Chitwan district in Nepal to search for their missing friend, Rajesh Khatri. [3] Around 250 bodies, many swept hundreds of kilometres downstream by the Bhotekoshi River, remained unidentified. [4] Over 100 bodies were buried in a single day as mortuaries were overwhelmed and rapid decomposition posed public health risks. [5] Rajesh Khatri, a 42-year-old father of two and tourist car driver, was last seen on Betrawati Bridge when floodwaters were approaching. [6] Sunil BK stated that the group is 90 percent sure a figure seen in a social media video of the surging bridge is Rajesh Khatri. [7] The Nepali Army and volunteers have recovered at least 321 bodies out of 1,050 total recovered in the Chitwan district following the floods. [8]
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  1. Nepal authorities began mass burials of hundreds of unidentified victims in temporary graves in the Chitwan district days after catastrophic flash floods. · mint
  2. The floods and mudslides have killed at least 800 people and left more than 3,000 missing across Nepal and Bhutan. · mint
  3. Four friends, Sunil BK, Sudip Mangrati, Indra Bahadur Pul, and Shivhari, traveled on motorbikes to the Chitwan district in Nepal to search for their missing friend, Rajesh Khatri. · abc.net.auAustralia
  4. Around 250 bodies, many swept hundreds of kilometres downstream by the Bhotekoshi River, remained unidentified. · mint
  5. Over 100 bodies were buried in a single day as mortuaries were overwhelmed and rapid decomposition posed public health risks. · mint
  6. Rajesh Khatri, a 42-year-old father of two and tourist car driver, was last seen on Betrawati Bridge when floodwaters were approaching. · abc.net.auAustralia
  7. Sunil BK stated that the group is 90 percent sure a figure seen in a social media video of the surging bridge is Rajesh Khatri. · abc.net.auAustralia
  8. The Nepali Army and volunteers have recovered at least 321 bodies out of 1,050 total recovered in the Chitwan district following the floods. · abc.net.auAustralia
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