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Malek Fouda

Authorities in Nepal carry out temporary burials of unidentified flood victims causing public outrage

Nepal was burying on Monday some of the hundreds of bodies retrieved after a deadly, tsunami-like flood crashed through the Himalayan region, sweeping away villages and causing widespread destruction in its path.

In south-central Nepal's Chitwan district, hundreds of victims were being buried while awaiting identification in hastily dug trenches serving as temporary graves, prompting accusations from locals that Hindu funeral traditions were being ignored.

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