Kathmandu: The United States is providing additional DNA-testing supplies to help Nepal Police expand efforts to identify American citizens and other victims of the devastating August floods.
FBI Assistant Law Enforcement Attaché Riley Palmertree received two shipments, manufactured by American company Thermo Fisher Scientific, as part of a $1 million U.S. contribution to support Nepal’s Rapid DNA systems and help provide answers to families awaiting news of their loved ones.
The United States has been supporting Nepal’s flood response, providing more than $36 million in life-saving and other disaster recovery assistance.
