{"id":879285,"date":"2026-09-01T09:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/879285\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T09:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:24:16","slug":"august-31-2026-mass-burials-take-place-as-nepal-china-floods-death-toll-tops-1000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/879285\/","title":{"rendered":"August 31, 2026 \u2014 Mass burials take place as Nepal-China floods death toll tops 1,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whatsapp-image-2026-09-01-at-12-41-57.jpeg\" alt=\"People stand in front of the Nepal Poultry Entrepreneurs Forum (NPEF) in Bharatpur, Nepal on Tuesday.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"3840\" width=\"5120\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmti6psxd00033b6v3tglyyha@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            At the Nepal Poultry Entrepreneurs Forum office in Bharatpur, Sub Inspector Hari Sharan Dhakal sits behind a desk, facing the Herculean task of reuniting families with the bodies of their missing loved ones.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmti6q7su00043b6v7t1gwz1p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Around 20 people are sat on chairs waiting for new information to come in. Other arrivals file in to add details to the growing list. Fans whirl as the day gets hotter.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmti6q7su00053b6v64t5of14@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            At a desk, in between laptops and a printer, is a sheaf of papers that contain the names of the missing.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmti6q7su00063b6vc3xj9vbw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            There are 837 names on the list, along with addresses and family contact details. Appended are smiling photos provided by relatives that show happier times before the disaster struck.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmti6q7su00073b6v7oc43lct@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But after days in the river, many are in a condition that means identification is difficult.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmti6q7sv00083b6v162d65j7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Sometimes, the photos are \u201ctotally different\u201d from the photos authorities have taken, Dhakal says.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmti6q7sv00093b6v05wcxqd5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Many have lost their clothes, making other identifiers like tattoos even more important to their efforts. The school ties found on the bodies of some children have provided a first clue to tracking down their families, he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmti6q7sv000a3b6vws4hh5ki@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Yesterday evening, the center reunited 12 bodies with their loved ones, he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmti6q7sv000b3b6vtogq2tqs@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But it is a difficult task, says Dhakal.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmti6q7sv000c3b6vh97xaiul@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            As well as searching along 70 kilometers of riverbank in their district, the recovery team must coordinate with hospitals and other such centers around the country and take DNA samples. The bodies can also only be retrieved by trained personnel, he says.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmti6q7sv000d3b6vifdof736@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt\u2019s too much challenging,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmti6q7sv000e3b6ve23ajj0b@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cPeople come to us crying. 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