Al Jazeera·3 min read·medium
Relatives hold cremations without bodies for Nepal’s missing flood victims
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Samik Kharel, Roshan Sedhai
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Families of victims from Nepal's recent catastrophic flash floods are performing symbolic cremation rites using effigies because many bodies remain missing. The floods have resulted in over 1,200 deaths and thousands of missing persons.
Why it matters
This highlights the humanitarian crisis and the profound psychological impact on families unable to perform traditional burial rites for their loved ones.
Fewer than one in 10 recovered bodies of people killed in deadly floods has been formally identified – so families are opting to cremate effigies.
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