Skip to content

News

National

DNA Testing Nears Completion for Bhote Koshi Flood Victims

english.ratopati.com · Fri Oct 16 11:41:05 GMT 2026

Kathmandu. The DNA testing of those who lost their lives in the Bhote Koshi flood in Rasuwa has reached the final stage.

After the bodies found on the riverbank could not be identified, 1148 bodies were buried and stored. On Bhadra 10, with the sudden increase in the flow of the Lhende Khola on the Tibetan side, an unexpected flood occurred in Rasuwa's Bhote Koshi and Trishuli, in which the deaths of 1410 people have been confirmed.

Read full story at source (english.ratopati.com)