Bodies of Flood Victims Cremated Using Grass
Summary
Bodies of missing Bhote Koshi flood victims in Gorkha are being cremated using grass effigies after search efforts failed to recover all remains. Families in Palungtar are holding funeral rites as the village mourns the loss of 26 people caught in the flood.
Key Points
- Bodies of missing people from the Bhote Koshi flood are being cremated with grass effigies because not all remains have been found.
- The funeral rites were performed at the confluence of the Marsyangdi and Chepe rivers after advice from local priests.
- Only five of the missing bodies have been found so far, while 19 more are set to be cremated gradually.
- Families in Palungtar are still waiting for relatives abroad and discussing final rites for those whose bodies remain missing.
