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 catastrophic August 26 flood killed at least 1,446 people with more than 6,500 missing across Nepal and China. Authorities in Nepal 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)