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The sudden flood in Nepal has caused huge devastation. Hundreds of people have died and thousands are still reported missing.
The sudden flood in Nepal has caused huge devastation. Hundreds of people have died and thousands are still reported missing.
Rescue teams are continuously engaged in relief and rescue work. But meanwhile, there is also a big challenge of finding the bodies of the people who were washed away with the flood waters. The BBC team met one such rescue team and tried to understand the challenges they were facing.
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