Devastating floods in Nepal: DNA used to identify victims

Nepalese authorities are speeding up victim identification through DNA sampling after devastating floods.

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Samples are taken from remains and relatives of missing persons to enable matching.

This approach addresses the urgency due to the high number of unidentified bodies.

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