News live: dozens of Australians believed to be among hundreds of foreign tourists missing in Nepal flash floods
Our thoughts are with the loved ones of those killed or missing and all affected by this disaster. DFAT officials are urgently working to confirm the welfare of Australians in the area. Australians in need of emergency consular assistance should contact the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s 24-hour Consular Emergency Centre on 1300 555 135, or +61 2 6261 3305 (if calling from overseas).
- ▪Our thoughts are with the loved ones of those killed or missing and all affected by this disaster.
- ▪DFAT officials are urgently working to confirm the welfare of Australians in the area.
- ▪Australians in need of emergency consular assistance should contact the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s 24-hour Consular Emergency Centre on 1300 555 135, or +61 2 6261 3305 (if calling from overseas).
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| Publication time | Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:09:15 GMT |
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16.53 EDTPenny Wong says officials 'urgently' working to confirm Australians reported missing in Nepal floodAustralia’s foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, says the government is urgently trying to confirm the welfare of Australians in Nepal, after reports dozens of Australian tourists were among those missing in flash floods.In a statement issued this morning, Wong said: double quotation markThe loss of life and destruction caused by flash flooding in Nepal and China is devastating. Our thoughts are with the loved ones of those killed or missing and all affected by this disaster. DFAT officials are urgently working to confirm the welfare of Australians in the area.
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