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Nepal cuts 12 year wait, to declare those missing in flood 'dead' after 45 days
Source: Times of India — Top Stories · 2 days ago
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The Nepal government has shortened the period for officially declaring disaster‑missing persons dead from twelve years to forty‑five days. This change allows families of those lost in the recent floods to receive death certificates and pursue related claims. The ordinance was issued just before the new deadline expired.
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Nepal govt has reduced the waiting period for declaring people missing in disasters dead from 12 years to just 45 days, paving the way for families of 5,285 people, including at least 189 Indians who went missing in the Aug 26 floods, to obtain death certificates and pursue compensation, insurance and inheritance claims.
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