China, Nepal race to find thousands still missing 12 days after floods
More than 5,500 people are still missing in China and Nepal after catastrophic floods across the two countries.
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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.
Published On 3 Sep 2026
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Relatives mourn during symbolic funerals held for flood victims still reported missing at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. [Prakash Mathema/AFP]
Relatives carry kush grass effigies for cremation in accordance with Hindu rites during symbolic funerals held for flood victims still reported missing, at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. [Prakash Mathema/AFP]
Relatives make kush grass effigies for cremation at the Pashupatinath Temple. [Prakash Mathema/AFP]
Mourners attend symbolic funerals at the Pashupatinath Temple. [Prakash Mathema/AFP]
Relatives mourn during symbolic funerals at the Pashupatinath Temple. [Prakash Mathema/AFP]
The August 26 flash flood has been one of the deadliest disasters to hit the Himalayan nation in recent years. [Prakash Mathema/AFP]
The symbolic funeral ceremonies are meant to "liberate the souls" of loved ones missing since the deadly flash flood swept away their villages and homes in the Himalayan region. [Prakash Mathema/AFP]
Relatives cremate grass effigies during symbolic funerals at the Pashupatinath Temple. [Prakash Mathema/AFP]
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Thunderstorm also causes severe flooding and forces flight cancellations at Pearson airport.
![Cars sit stranded on the flooded Don Valley Parkway during a storm in Toronto on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. [Keito Newman/THE CANADIAN PRESS]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CP176847361-1-1788402318.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Nepal families hold symbolic funerals, thousands still missing
Families in Nepal hold symbolic funerals as rescuers search for survivors and bodies.
Published On 2 Sep 2026
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Nepal PM links deadly floods to climate change
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Published On 2 Sep 2026
Bodies of victims of the deadly flash floods and mudslides lie in a pit at the Devghat mass burial site in Chitwan. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
A police officer stands on a vehicle next to a stretcher at the Devghat site. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
Police officers transport a body to the burial site. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
At least 17 bodies have been recovered from rivers far downstream in India. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
Nepalese authorities said 1,003 bodies have been recovered so far. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
Police officers cover the pit at the Devghat mass burial site. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
Police officers carry an empty stretcher after transferring a body. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
A healthcare worker holds his colleague's head during a break after handling the bodies of victims. [Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters]
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