A forensic analyst conducts DNA testing to help identify missing flash flood victims at the National Forensic Science Laboratory in Lalitpur on September 19, 2026. The tsunmai-like floodwaters tore through mountain districts, destroying roads, bridges and hydropower dams, and killed at least 1,446 people. More than 6,500 remain missing across Nepal and China. Nepal authorities appealed on September 9, for overseas family members of the missing -- preferably parents or children -- to submit DNA samples via email. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP via Getty Images)