A disturbing video exhibiting males stealing earrings from the our bodies of flood victims in Nepal has sparked widespread outrage on social media, prompting swift motion by Nepal Police.
The 41-second video, which went viral on-line, reveals at the least two males dragging the physique of a lady believed to have died within the devastating floods. The boys are seen pulling the physique utilizing picket planks and by her hair earlier than eradicating gold earrings from each her ears and inserting them apart.
A number of women and men will be seen standing close by, with some recording the incident on their cellphones. The footage triggered widespread condemnation, with social media customers expressing outrage over the looting of the useless.
Nepal Police stated in a put up on X that the people concerned in stealing earrings from the physique of the deceased had been taken into custody. It additionally shared a portion of the video.
The incident comes amid certainly one of Nepal’s deadliest flood disasters in years. The devastating flash floods in Nepal and Tibet have killed nearly 400 people, whereas 1,468 others stay lacking on either side of the border.
The catastrophe has additionally left a whole bunch stranded, together with Indians. India is racing to hint 290 nationals who stay unaccounted for as rescue groups wrestle to achieve affected areas amid destroyed roads, washed-away bridges and big piles of mud and particles.
Authorities are additionally carefully monitoring a newly shaped barrier lake, which is quickly filling, elevating fears of one other devastating surge downstream.
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