NEPAL DISASTER UPDATE: Families Are Holding Funerals Without Their Dead
We just published Part 2 of our Nepal–Tibet disaster investigation.
But we promised you we would stay on top of this story.
And this update cannot wait.
In Nepal, the enormous number of dead and missing has created another crisis—one involving religion, culture and the basic human need to say goodbye.
Authorities have begun temporarily burying some unidentified victims as morgues and forensic facilities struggle with capacity and decomposition.
Before burial, officials say DNA samples are being collected, photographs and identifying features are being documented, and identification numbers…
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