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New Delhi: The massive floods and landslides in Nepal have left such a picture of devastation that everyone’s heart shuddered after seeing them. After the natural disaster around the Nepal-Tibet border, thousands of families are still wandering in search of their loved ones. The administration and security forces are continuously carrying out search operations amid the debris, but no trace of more than 4,000 people has been found so far.

The recent flash floods have badly affected many parts of Nepal. So far, information about the death of more than 1,200 people has come to light in this tragedy. In many areas, houses, roads and other essential facilities were hit by floods and landslides.

Searching for loved ones outside hospitals

The atmosphere outside Nepal’s largest Tribhuvan Hospital in Kathmandu is very emotional. Here, photographs of those people who are missing since the flood have been pasted on the walls and ropes. Family members sit outside the hospital for hours and wait for any news. Even a week after the disaster, it remains difficult to identify many dead bodies.

Doctors are faced with the challenge of obtaining fingerprints or other identification marks from dead bodies. According to official figures, more than 4,000 people are still missing in the country. At the same time, more than 161 dead bodies in Tribhuvan Hospital have not been identified yet.

Separate arrangements to keep dead bodies safe

In Nepal, dead bodies are generally cremated as per Hindu tradition, but after this disaster the administration had to adopt a different method. In view of the danger of spread of infection and disease, many dead bodies are being buried temporarily in the north and north-western areas of Kathmandu. In districts like Chitwan, dead bodies are being preserved scientifically for identification through DNA testing in future. Dead bodies are being buried at a distance from each other in pits about one and a half meter deep and special numbers are being recorded everywhere. This will avoid any problem in taking out the dead bodies if they are identified later.

When hope of return of loved ones was dashed

Many families in the most affected districts like Nuwakot are now forced to give up hope of the return of their missing relatives. On the banks of Trishuli river, some families are cremating their bodies by making symbolic effigies from Kusha. This is a way of bidding a last farewell to those people whose bodies they could not find.

Nepal raised demand for climate justice

After this disaster, Nepal has also increased its voice for climate justice at the international level. Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal says that countries like Nepal are facing the effects of global warming, while their contribution to global carbon emissions is very less. The Finance Ministry of the Government of Nepal has presented the demand for climate compensation to international partners. The government says that if the rate of melting of Himalayan glaciers continues at this pace, then crores of people dependent on water in South Asia may face a serious crisis in the future.