# Nepal buries hundreds in temporary mass graves as mortuaries overflow

https://mins.news/en/video/40318

- CNA, 2026-09-01 12:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kwvrer3Blc

> Nepal is temporarily placing hundreds of bodies in mass graves because mortuaries are overcrowded. DNA samples have been collected to help families identify the dead later. Last week’s flooding killed more than 1,000 people in Nepal and 16 in Tibet.

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