Temporary burials of hundreds of the catastrophic flood victims have caused public outrage in parts of the country who accused authorities of not following Hindu burial rites and mismanaging the situation.

A catastrophic Himalayan collapse triggered floods that swept bodies nearly 200km downstream, with 132 recoveries in Chitwan and three found across the border in Uttar Pradesh.

Nepal's devastating flash floods have claimed 475 lives, overwhelming morgues and prompting authorities to use dry ice, QR codes, and repurposed buildings for body storage.

Morgues on the 200km Bhote Koshi-Trishuli-Narayani river trail in central and southern Nepal are at capacity and overflowing as bodies swept away by Wednesday’s flash flood…