Washed away bodies lead to problem of identification, morgue crunch

Families search overcrowded mortuaries for missing relatives as authorities struggle with decomposing remains, scarce forensic expertise and limited cold-storage capacity across central Nepal.

On Friday morning, an anxious crowd gathered outside a temporary body-management centre near the Electricity Office Road in Bharatpur, Chitwan. Some relatives clutched faded photographs. Others held up mobile phones showing pictures of missing family members.