{"id":374488,"date":"2026-08-31T01:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T00:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-nepals-mortuaries-the-struggle-to-identify-dead-bodies-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T01:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T00:00:23","slug":"inside-nepals-mortuaries-the-struggle-to-identify-dead-bodies-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-nepals-mortuaries-the-struggle-to-identify-dead-bodies-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Nepal\u2019s mortuaries: The struggle to identify dead bodies | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZtxgDhkAbzw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Nepal\u2019s mortuaries: The struggle to identify dead bodies | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZtxgDhkAbzw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The bodies of people swept away by floods in Nepal are turning up far downstream, creating a growing challenge for authorities trying to store and identify them. Mortuaries in Nuwakot and Dhading districts are running out of space, with some bodies being transferred to neighboring districts. DW correspondent Adil Bhat reports from one mortuary where around 60 bodies have been brought in and where authorities are struggling to identify them. <\/p>\n<p>#nepal #mortuary #floods #dwcurrentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Nepal begins mass burials of unidentified flood victims<br \/>\n00:36 Families search hospitals and morgues for missing loved ones<br \/>\n01:08 Mortuary worker on handling victims and supporting families<br \/>\n01:42 Forensic official on post-mortems and DNA identification<br \/>\n02:08 Challenges for investigators  <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bodies of people swept away by floods in Nepal are turning up far downstream, creating a growing challenge for authorities trying to store and identify them. 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