# Photos: Symbolic funerals held in Nepal for flood victims still missing

https://mins.news/en/item/43367

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-03 08:32 UTC
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- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/9/3/photos-symbolic-funerals-held-in-nepal-for-missing-flood-victims?traffic_source=rss

> Families in Nepal held symbolic funerals for relatives still missing after the August 26 flash flood, hoping to bring spiritual release to those presumed dead. Authorities are temporarily burying recovered bodies while preserving DNA and identification records. The disaster killed more than 1,200 people and left about 4,750 missing in Nepal and China’s Tibet region.

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