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- Flash floods struck Nepal's Chitwan district on 26 August, causing large-scale devastation.
- The government has confirmed around 900 deaths as of Monday morning, of which about 300 bodies were recovered from the river flowing through Chitwan.
- No other district in Nepal has reported such a large number of bodies, and many are difficult to identify, with the administration taking steps to address this.
What to watch next
- Official updates on the final death toll and further body recoveries
- How the administration proceeds with identifying the bodies
- Relief and rehabilitation measures for affected residents
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Named Nepal · Chitwan · BBC · Jugal Purohit · Prabhat Tiwari
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