Weeks after a catastrophic flash flood swept through Nepal's Himalayan valleys, thousands of people remain unaccounted for, and most recovered bodies have yet to be given back their names. The disaster has exposed the fragility of identity itself in communities where formal documentation was always scarce, leaving grief suspended in a limbo that neither the living nor the dead can easily escape. Recovery, in its deepest sense, has barely begun.
Nepal Flood Recovery Stalled: Thousands Missing, Bodies Unidentified Weeks Later
Thousands of people are missing and presumed dead from the flash flood, with most recovered bodies unidentified, leaving families without closure.