# Mass burials held in Nepal as bodies wash up after catastrophic flooding

https://mins.news/en/item/40823

- France 24, 2026-09-01 18:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/mass-burials-held-in-nepal-as-bodies-wash-up-after-catastrophic-flooding

> Days after catastrophic flooding in Nepal, bodies continue to be recovered, many of them unidentifiable and some already badly decomposed. With morgues in major cities nearing capacity, authorities have begun burying remains without formal identification. France 24 correspondents visited one such burial site in Bharatpur, southern Nepal.

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