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WED · 2026-08-26 · 21:41 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0826-106251
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News live: dozens of Australians believed to be among hundreds of foreign tourists missing in Nepal flash floods

Powerful floods have occurred in a Himalayan border area, causing widespread destruction of houses, roads, and bridges. The Australian federal government, through Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek, has expressed significant concern over the disturbing images and the situation.

Nick VisserThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-08-26 · 21:41 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
News live: dozens of Australians believed to be among hundreds of foreign tourists missing in Nepal flash floods
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Powerful floods have occurred in a Himalayan border area, causing widespread destruction of houses, roads, and bridges. The Australian federal government, through Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek, has expressed significant concern over the disturbing images and the situation. While it is known that Australians are present in the affected region, the exact number is still being determined by the government. Hundreds of foreign tourists are believed to be missing as a result of these flash floods.

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The Australian government is still determining the exact number of Australians in Nepal affected by the floods.

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The Australian government is concerned about the flooding in Nepal and images are disturbing.

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Powerful floods in the Himalayan border area have swept away houses, roads, and bridges.

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Dozens of Australians are believed to be among hundreds of foreign tourists missing in Nepal flash floods.

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Powerful floods in Himalayan border area sweep away houses, roads and bridges. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Plibersek says government still determining how many Australians in Nepal Tanya Plibersek , the minister for social services, said the federal government is very concerned about the flooding in Nepal. The images are very disturbing indeed. We do know that there are Australians in the area. We don’t know exactly how many. Continue reading...
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