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More than 400 travellers are said to be missing after flood on Tibet border, including 33 Britons
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More than 400 travellers are said to be missing after flood on Tibet border, including 33 Britons
Flash floods on Nepal-Tibet border – latest updates
Thirty-three British citizens including a 13-year-old girl are among more than 400 travellers missing after a flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border, according to Nepal’s tourism board.
The sudden flood happened on the Tibetan side of the Bhote Koshi River at about 8.30am local time on Wednesday. The 33 UK citizens are among at least 341 foreign nationals unaccounted for.
Flash floods on Nepal-Tibet border – latest updates
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Source: The Guardian · Caroline Davies and Nadeem Badshah. Published 26 Aug 2026, 07:12 pm.
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