Memorials held for missing in Nepal as PM highlights climate risk in Himalayas
- NUWAKOT, Nepal: Nepali families were holding symbolic funeral ceremonies to "liberate the souls" of loved ones missing since deadly flash floods swept away their villages and homes in the Himalayan region a week ago.
- Emergency teams have recovered more than 1,000 bodies, and nearly 4,500 people are missing after the gigantic wave of freezing water, rocks and debris triggered by a high-altitude glacial collapse roared down the China-Nepal border on Aug 26.
- After days of searching shelters and mortuaries, relatives of some of the missing lost hope and began conducting last rites.
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- NUWAKOT, Nepal: Nepali families were holding symbolic funeral ceremonies to "liberate the souls" of loved ones missing since deadly flash floods swept away their villages and homes in the Himalayan region a week ago.
- Emergency teams have recovered more than 1,000 bodies, and nearly 4,500 people are missing after the gigantic wave of freezing water, rocks and debris triggered by a high-altitude glacial collapse roared down the China-Nepal border on Aug 26.
- After days of searching shelters and mortuaries, relatives of some of the missing lost hope and began conducting last rites.
Sources: CNA