China sent DNA testing specialists to the disaster-affected areas in Nepal and Tibet to help identify bodies after the floods that occurred on the border between the two countries on April 26, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. The decision was made due to the severity of the situation.
Nepalese authorities collected DNA samples from bodies before beginning to bury them in mass graves, as morgues are overwhelmed and there is no more space available. The bodies receive a reference number to facilitate later identification by families.
British police requested that families of UK citizens missing in Nepal and Tibet provide DNA samples to help with identification. British nationals are among the foreigners with the highest number of missing persons.
The death toll in Nepal and Tibet exceeded one thousand people as a result of the floods, according to the latest update.
