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Symbolic funerals held in Nepal for those feared dead after floods

short by Mini Tiwari / on Wednesday, 2 September, 2026
Many families in Nepal are holding symbolic funerals for their missing loved ones whom they fear have died in last week's catastrophic floods. After days of searching shelters and morgues for their bodies, many decided to set fire to effigies representing their relatives. The flash floods, triggered by a glacial collapse, have claimed the lives of over 1,100 people.
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