Mass burials of unidentified victims continue in Nepal as death toll exceeds 1,000 one week after flash floods

In Nepal, mass burials of unidentified victims of recent flash floods are ongoing. The largely Hindu community had expressed disapproval of the measure, citing it as against their religious traditions. Over 1,000 bodies have been recovered and nearly 4,500 people are missing after the floods swept away villages and homes in the Himalayan region a week ago.

Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal stated that the country, despite contributing negligible greenhouse gas emissions, is bearing the disproportionate consequences of global warming. He added that any assistance to help Nepal recover from the flash floods should be treated as a "moral liability" rather than charity. Khanal named India, China, and the United States as the world's largest greenhouse gas emitters, stating they have a "historical responsibility to compensate vulnerable nations like Nepal".

Families of the missing are holding symbolic funeral ceremonies to "liberate the souls" of their loved ones. Rescuers remain hopeful about finding survivors, particularly in tunnels of hydropower plants across the region. A Korean disaster relief team has also arrived in Nepal to help with the search-and-rescue operations for nine missing Koreans and other victims.

Brief written by urgent.news from Euronews, Hindustan Times - World News, Malay Mail, Times of India, The Korea Times — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.