Buried in Bureaucracy: Nepal's Flood Victims Face Dignity and Identity Crisis The devastating flash floods in Chitwan district, Nepal have exposed the country's struggle to balance tradition with modernity in times of crisis.
Authorities are at odds with the Hindu community over the handling of bodies awaiting identification, which has sparked a heated debate about respecting sacred funeral traditions.
With 250 bodies still unidentified and over 3,000 missing, the scale of the disaster is overwhelming. The Bhotekoshi River carried victims hundreds of kilometers downstream before they were recovered in Chitwan.