More than 1,000 people have died and thousands remain missing after devastating floods struck the Nepal-Tibet border, according to the BBC. Relief efforts are intensifying and communities are relying on airlifted supplies. The Guardian reported that five Australians previously missing in the disaster have been found alive, though 38 Australian citizens were still unaccounted for.
BBC News – World Several missing Australians have been found since Tuesday morning, bringing the total citizens unaccounted for to 38 Australians missing in the Nepal floods: what we know so far A total of five Australians missing after devastating floods ravaged the Nepal-Tibet border last week have been found. Of the five Australians confirmed safe, one was found in Nepal, one in Tibet, and three outside the crisis-hit area. The t…
BBC News – World Several missing Australians have been found since Tuesday morning, bringing the total citizens unaccounted for to 38 Australians missing in the Nepal floods: what we know so far A total of five Australians missing after devastating floods ravaged the Nepal-Tibet border last week have been found. Of the five Australians confirmed safe, one was found in Nepal, one in Tibet, and three outside the crisis-hit area. The t…
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