The lack of freezers and DNA kits in body management, the government is seeking international cooperation
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Media Baaji
- Sun, 30 August 2026
The Kathmandu. Safe management has become the main challenge for the government since the bodies collected after the Bhotekoshi floods began to decompose. The government has asked for help from various countries, saying that a freezer with a capacity of at least 1,000 people and enough DNA test kits are needed to preserve the bodies.
Foreign Ministry Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai said at a press conference on Sunday that freezers and DNA test kits are urgently needed for the management and identification of bodies.
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