Funerals for missing flood victims held in Nepal

The Manila Times 21 h Philippines

RASUWA, Nepal — Nepali families held symbolic funerals on Wednesday for relatives missing since deadly flash floods swept away their villages and homes in the Himalayan nation a week ago. Rescue teams have recovered more than 1,100 bodies, and nearly 4,500 people are missing, after the gigantic wave of freezing water, rocks and debris triggered by a glacial collapse roared down the China-Nep

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