Weeks after a devastating flash flood and rock avalanche roared from the Himalayas on August 26, thousands of families in Nepal remain paralyzed by a grief without bodies. Sabitri Tamang, a resident of Nuwakot, is among the affected, having lost six members of her family when the disaster buried her home.
Three weeks following the catastrophe, relatives continue to hold missing persons posters in their hands as recovery and identification efforts face ongoing challenges. The disaster has left communities in a state of suspended mourning, unable to achieve closure due to the missing remains of their loved ones.
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