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Search is on for at least 33 Britonsmissing after flash floods in Nepal and Tibet

Rescue teams try to locate nearly 1,400 missing people, mostly tourists, while police report recovery of 389 bodies

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Rachel Hall and Nadeem Badshah27 Aug 2026, 06:02 pmUpdated 1d ago1 min readEuropeUnited Kingdom

United Kingdom — Rachel Hall and Nadeem Badshah

Search is on for at least 33 Britons missing after flash floods in Nepal and Tibet

Rescue teams try to locate nearly 1,400 missing people, mostly tourists, while police report recovery of 389 bodies

Rescue teams in Nepal are searching for at least 33 British nationals who are among those missing after flash floods ravaged its border with Tibet, killing more than 380 people.

Nearly 1,400 people are missing, most of them tourists, authorities have said, after a glacier collapse triggered floods that roared down valleys and razed entire villages .

Rescue teams in Nepal are searching for at least 33 British nationals who are among those missing after flash floods ravaged its border with Tibet, killing more than 380 people.

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Source: The Guardian · Rachel Hall and Nadeem Badshah. Published 27 Aug 2026, 06:02 pm.

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