Author: Mujib Mashal and Binod Ghimire

Cremation Deaths (Fatalities)Funerals and Memorials Kathmandu (Nepal)Nepal Nepal-Tibet Floods (August 2026)Tibet

September 4, 2026 Mujib Mashal and Binod Ghimire

Families Turn to Symbolic Cremation 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.

The ‘Miracle House’ That Survived Nepal’s Floods

People are coming to take photos of the green-painted house, which kept the Pyakurel family safe as the area all around them was destroyed by rampaging floodwaters.