Two families are claiming the same body found after the floods that hit Nepal, making it necessary to resort to DNA tests to determine the identity of the deceased. The situation occurred in the context of the floods that recently affected the country, leaving a high number of fatalities and bodies unidentified.
A third family was initially involved in claiming the body, but eventually withdrew its intention after examining the deceased's teeth. The dental analysis allowed that family to conclude that the body did not match their missing relative.
DNA tests were then ordered to resolve the conflict between the two remaining families, in a process that aims to definitively clarify the identity of the body in question. This type of resource is common in natural disaster situations, where visual identification of bodies can be difficult or impossible.
The floods in Nepal caused a significant number of deaths, forcing authorities to deal with multiple bodies and families trying to identify their loved ones lost during the catastrophe.
