Nepal to declare flood victims dead after 45-day search period

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Nepal will legally declare missing persons dead if they are not found within 45 days of a recent flood. The disaster was caused by a mountain and glacier collapse on the China-Nepal border on August 26. This administrative decision will allow the families of the missing to proceed with inheritance and other legal matters. The catastrophic flood occurred in a border region between Nepal and China.

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