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Penny Wong confirms at least 34 Australians inNepal are missing after flash flood – video

The Guardian27 Aug 2026, 05:56 amUpdated 2h ago1 min readAsiaAustralia

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Penny Wong confirms at least 34 Australians in Nepal are missing after flash flood – video

The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, says extra Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Dfat) personnel have been deployed after deadly flash floods swept through the Nepal-Tibet border. Wong acknowledges many tourists travel to the region for trekking opportunities and spiritual reasons but says she does not want to confirm details of the missing Australians until the government has engaged with their next of kin

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Nepal floods: children as young as 11 among Australian tour group missing after flash flooding

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Source: The Guardian. Published 27 Aug 2026, 05:56 am.

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