Families in Nepal are performing symbolic funerals for loved ones still missing a week after the devastating floods.
Families perform symbolic funerals for missing Nepal flood victims Families in Nepal are performing symbolic funerals for loved ones still missing a week after the devastating floods, using effigies made out of kusha grass in place of victims’ bodies, as hopes of finding survivors begin to fade.
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