Many Nepalis swept away in the floods aren't officially dead, leaving families in limbo
Lawat survived because he was driving his bus outside his village, Betrawati.The last Lawat heard from survivors is that his brother Mangal died while going door-to-door, trying to warn others to leave. Police say they're still searching for the bodies, but I'm not sure they'll ever be found," Lawat says.He has little doubt they are dead. But legally, their fate is far more complicated.
- ▪Lawat survived because he was driving his bus outside his village, Betrawati.The last Lawat heard from survivors is that his brother Mangal died while going door-to-door, trying to warn others to leave.
- ▪Police say they're still searching for the bodies, but I'm not sure they'll ever be found," Lawat says.He has little doubt they are dead.
- ▪But legally, their fate is far more complicated.
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Many Nepalis swept away in the floods aren't officially dead, leaving families in limboImage source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, In Hindu tradition, when a body cannot be recovered, a symbolic effigy is made from sacred "kusha" grass to represent the deadByAzadeh MoshiriSouth Asia correspondentPublished12 minutes agoAt the Pashupatinath temple, on the banks of the Bagmati River in Kathmandu, Madan Lal Lawat joined other families in honouring loved ones who were lost when a deadly flood tore through the China-Nepal border last month.In Hindu tradition, when a body cannot be recovered, a symbolic effigy is made from sacred "kusha" grass to represent the dead, allowing relatives to perform last rites.With more than 5,000 people still missing and the government ending rescue…
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