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Nepal families hold symbolic funerals for missing after deadly Himalayan floods
Families in Nepal have begun symbolic funeral ceremonies for loved ones missing since flash floods swept the Himalayan region a week ago. More than 1,000 bodies have been recovered and nearly 4,500 people remain missing after a glacial collapse triggered a wave of water, rocks and debris along the China-Nepal border.
NUWAKOT, Nepal — Families in Nepal are holding symbolic funeral ceremonies to "liberate the souls" of relatives missing since devastating flash floods struck the Himalayan region a week ago. The floods were triggered by a high-altitude glacial collapse that sent a gigantic wave of freezing water, rocks and debris down the China-Nepal border on August 26.
Emergency teams have recovered more than 1,000 bodies, and nearly 4,500 people are still missing. After days of searching shelters and mortuaries, some relatives have lost hope and begun performing last rites. Dolma Newar Tamang, whose husband was en route to China when the disaster struck, said at a funeral: "We had to do this to set his soul free, so that he is at peace and happy wherever he is."
Scientists say the Himalayas, the world's highest mountain range, are warming rapidly as global temperatures rise, accelerating glacier melt and increasing the risk of such glacial lake outburst floods.
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Nepal families hold symbolic funerals for missing after deadly Himalayan floods
Families in Nepal have begun symbolic funeral ceremonies for loved ones missing since flash floods swept the Himalayan region a week ago. More than 1,000 bodies have been recovered and nearly 4,500 people remain missing after a glacial collapse triggered a wave of water, rocks and debris along the China-Nepal border.
NUWAKOT, Nepal — Families in Nepal are holding symbolic funeral ceremonies to "liberate the souls" of relatives missing since devastating flash floods struck the Himalayan region a week ago. The floods were triggered by a high-altitude glacial collapse that sent a gigantic wave of freezing water, rocks and debris down the China-Nepal border on August 26.
Emergency teams have recovered more than 1,000 bodies, and nearly 4,500 people are still missing. After days of searching shelters and mortuaries, some relatives have lost hope and begun performing last rites. Dolma Newar Tamang, whose husband was en route to China when the disaster struck, said at a funeral: "We had to do this to set his soul free, so that he is at peace and happy wherever he is."
Scientists say the Himalayas, the world's highest mountain range, are warming rapidly as global temperatures rise, accelerating glacier melt and increasing the risk of such glacial lake outburst floods.
- funerals
- Nepal floods
- China-Nepal border
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