20 identified out of 669 flood victims as Nepal prepares mass burials

Overflowing mortuaries mean that authorities have the practical option of taking DNA and other forensic records and laying unidentified remains to rest.

Only 20 of the 669 bodies recovered after Wednesday’s Bhotekoshi and Trishuli floods had been identified by relatives as of Saturday evening, leaving authorities racing to preserve evidence and find space for the dead as hospital mortuaries fill up and remains decompose.