Is it permissible to perform the funeral prayer for those who were lost due to floods in the places where they were lost?

Question:
The questioner says: Recently, in the land of Algeria, floods occurred that took the lives of many people. Some were found, and some were lost, but they are certainly under the rubble. Is it permissible to perform the funeral prayer for them in those places?

Answer:
Yes, these floods are a type of deluge, and the deluge is a punishment from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), as He sent it upon the people of Pharaoh, and as Allah destroyed the people of Noah with it; the deluge took them. This is a deluge, refuge is sought in Allah, and it is undoubtedly a punishment. As for the question about praying for those under the rubble, when it is not possible to extract them: yes, the funeral prayer is performed for them as a congregation. You pray for them, and the rubble is considered their graves. It is considered their graves. That is, you pray for them. Yes, if it is not possible to extract them and find them, they are left and the funeral prayer is performed for them, and these are considered their graves.