Thousands are missing, and some families have lost hope of recovering their bodies. To carry out his sacred duty, a son lights the funeral pyre for a straw effigy of his father.
Darshan Bhattarai, center left, and Kamala Bhattarai, center right, at a cremation ceremony for Pushpa Raj Bhattarai at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Thursday.
People are coming to take photos of the green-painted house, which kept the Pyakurel family safe as the area all around them was destroyed by rampaging floodwaters.
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