Photos: Symbolic funerals held in Nepal for missing flood victims
Symbolic funerals held in Nepal for those still missing after deadly floods in the Himalayan nation.

Symbolic funerals held in Nepal for those still missing after deadly floods in the Himalayan nation.

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Nepal school principal Rajendra Dawadi recalls the devastating floods that forced him to evacuate over 900 students.










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