Human remains found in Langtang 11 months after Nepal earthquake
KATHMANDU/DHUNCHE: Human remains have been found in Langtang region of Rasuwa district today, more than 11 months of the devastating Nepal earthquake that triggered massive avalanches in the Langtang Valley — killing scores of people, including foreigners.
Official records show that at least 82 people, including foreign tourists, are still unaccounted for in Langtang.
According to Nepal Police Inspector Avadesh Bista, skeleton was discovered along with shoes that the person was wearing on the bank of Langtang river today.
Samples have been sent to the Kathmandu-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for DNA test.
Around 9,000 people were killed in different districts in the earthquakes on April 25 and May 12 and their aftershocks.
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