Nepal Floods: Missing Victims’ Families Perform Symbolic Final Rites in Kathmandu
Families performed Hindu rites for missing relatives as Nepal reported more than 4,200 people still unaccounted for after the floods.
- Eight days after the August 26 flash floods, families in Nuwakot are performing symbolic cremations for missing relatives. In Hindu tradition, these rites provide spiritual release for families unable to recover bodies of loved ones presumed dead.
- The August 26 flash flood, one of the deadliest disasters in recent years, occurred when a Himalayan glacial collapse sent ice and debris downstream, destroying infrastructure and killing more than 1,200 people while about 4,750 remain missing.
- Nepal's Foreign Ministry reports 324 foreign nationals were rescued and 590 remain missing from 39 countries. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed Wednesday that missing Australians fell to 38 after five were located safe overnight.
- On Thursday, the Australian government announced it would deploy drone operators to assist search efforts within days. Chinese rescue crews meanwhile are clearing access at Gyirong Port, where the border crossing was destroyed by mud and rocks.
- Around 400 survivors are sheltering at the Yellow Gumba monastery in Kathmandu, mostly from the town of Timure. Riya Tamang, 21, who fled with her infant, said, "I was the last one to leave the house. It was so difficult to escape.
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Nepal Floods: Missing Victims’ Families Perform Symbolic Final Rites in Kathmandu
Families in Nepal are holding symbolic Hindu funerals for loved ones who remain missing after devastating Himalayan floods. At Pashupati Aryaghat in Kathmandu, families are using sacred kusha grass effigies to perform final rites while search and recovery operations continue.
Kin of missing Nepal flood victims perform symbolic funeral rites
Eight days after devastating floods in Nepal, families of the missing are resorting to symbolic funeral rites using effigies due to diminishing hopes of finding their loved ones and the destruction of their homes. The disaster has also led to a severe shortage of facilities for traditional mourning rituals in Kathmandu, forcing many to seek alternative arrangements or travel.
Nepal flood victims perform symbolic last rites as hopes of finding missing loved ones fade - The Tribune
Eight days after devastating floods swept through Nepal, families of those still missing are beginning to perform funeral rites with symbolic effigies, while many have no homes left to grieve in. The Bhotekoshi floods, which swept away homes, roads and bridges in Nepal on August 26, left hundreds dead and thousands missing, with several settlements […]
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