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Tourist board says 33 UK nationals missing after Nepal-Tibet flash floods
Thirty-three people from the UK are among hundreds feared missing following a deadly flash flood near the Nepal-Tibet border, Nepal's Tourism Board has said.
TL;DR
- 33 UK nationals are among 403 people missing after flash floods near the Nepal-Tibet border.
- At least 95 people died in Nepal and three in Tibet.
- The flood hit the Rasuwa region, north of Kathmandu.
- An excursion company reported 12 British and two Irish nationals missing.
- The ages of missing British citizens range from 13 to 65.
- Rescue efforts are underway, and warnings have been issued to British nationals in the area.
- The flood may have been caused by an earthquake triggering an avalanche and melted snow.