00:01Hundreds of unidentified flood victims were being buried and dug up trenches on Monday in Nepal after a catastrophic tsunami
00:08-like flood washed up entire villages, killing at least 900 people.
00:14Authorities warned that the death toll is expected to climb dramatically as more than 4,000 people remain missing.
00:21News of the mass burial sparked outrage in the south-central Chetwan region, as many accused the government of ignoring
00:27Hindu burial rites.
00:30Officials stress that the measures are only temporary as to avoid the spread of disease from leaving the remains of
00:35victims outside.
00:36Many remains have already started to decompose, according to residents and local politicians, due to high humidity and sweltering heat.
00:45Many bodies were carried hundreds of kilometers downstream by the Botikoshi River before being recovered in Chetwan.
00:52Officials say all corpses due for temporary burial will be sampled for DNA and retrieved when identified to be buried
01:00under traditional Hindu customs.
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