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Nepali tour operator fears 15 Australians who had been on a trek near the border with China have died after devastating flood
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World — Kat Wong, Nino Bucci and Henry Belot
Nepali tour operator fears 15 Australians who had been on a trek near the border with China have died after devastating flood
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A New South Wales couple on a spiritual pilgrimage are among the first of 39 Australians identified as missing after flash flooding ravaged the Nepal-Tibet border.
New South Wales couple Venkatraman Balakrishnan, 52, and his wife, Chitra Venkatraman, 46, were among 15 Australians travelling to Mount Kailash in Tibet on a spiritual trip, according to their son.
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Source: The Guardian · Kat Wong, Nino Bucci and Henry Belot. Published 27 Aug 2026, 11:00 am.
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