Pokhara [Nepal], August 29 (ANI): As the bodies of the victims swept away by the Bhotekoshi flood are being dumped downstream, hospitals are struggling to find places to store and identify them.

The Himalayan nation only has the capacity to store about 350 bodies in morgues nationwide, which has led to a shortage of space to store the bodies until the families identify and claim them.

The remains of victims swept away by floods from Rasuwa and Nuwakparasi are being recovered in Nuwakot and downstream up to Chitwan, Tanahun, Nawalparasi and low-lying areas.

The district of Chitwan has already been filled with the bodies of victims swept downstream, which has prompted authorities to set up temporary facilities. Along with this, hospitals in Pokhara have also reported that their morgues are filling up after bodies began arriving from several districts.

“All of the bodies are being recovered from the river by deploying the police team. We first retrieve the bodie...