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

https://mins.news/en/video/40840

- France 24 English, 2026-09-01 18:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_npqSg3vzLg

> New bodies are being recovered in Nepal each day, while many remain unidentified and some are already badly decomposed. Morgues in major cities are nearing capacity, prompting authorities to bury remains without formal identification. Special correspondents visited one such burial site in Bharatpur, southern Nepal.

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