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Families Turn to SymbolicCremation After Nepal Floods
Thousands are missing, and some families have lost hope of recovering their bodies. To carry out his sacred duty, a son lights the funeral pyre for a straw effigy of his father.
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Read full story on The New York Times →Mujib Mashal and Binod Ghimire4 Sept 2026, 10:14 amUpdated 2h ago1 min readWorldWorld
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