{
  "id": 5366732,
  "title": "Nepal floods: No bodies to cremate, kin burn kusha effigies as hopes fade for missing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nepal-floods-no-bodies-to-cremate-kin-burn-kusha-effigies-as-hopes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T16:25:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/nepal-floods-no-bodies-to-cremate-kin-burn-kusha-effigies-as-hopes-fade-for-missing/articleshow/133741117.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Families in Nuwakot and Rasuwa performed symbolic cremations for missing flood victims. Relatives used kusha grass effigies when bodies could not be recovered. Searches for missing kin proved unsuccessful across various locations. Priests guided families through traditional rituals for liberating souls. Over one hundred effigies were cremated in Kathmandu's Pashupati Aryaghat.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Nepal floods death toll climbs to 1,252 as rescue efforts continue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nepal-floods-death-toll-climbs-to-1-252-as-rescue-efforts-continue",
        "published": "2026-09-03T11:35:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Dubai driver mourns more than 100 friends and neighbours swept away in Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/dubai-driver-mourns-more-than-100-friends-and-neighbours-swept-away",
        "published": "2026-09-03T14:16:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Nepal floods: Glimmer of hope as some tourists make contact. Who is still missing?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nepal-floods-glimmer-of-hope-as-some-tourists-make-contact-who-is",
        "published": "2026-09-03T17:23:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "India sends more relief supplies to Nepal days after devastating flash floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/india-sends-more-relief-supplies-to-nepal-days-after-devastating",
        "published": "2026-09-03T17:33:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "N.S. woman says her family has lost hundreds of relatives, friends in Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/n-s-woman-says-her-family-has-lost-hundreds-of-relatives-friends-in",
        "published": "2026-09-03T18:33:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}