Families Turn to Symbolic Cremation After Nepal Floods

NewsSuite newsroom brief · 2h ago · 1 min read · via nytimes.com

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.

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. This story matters for General News readers tracking general. Reported by nytimes.com. Read the full original at the source link below.

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