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Horror update issued on 33 Brits missing in 'apocalyptic' Nepal floods
The Nepal Tourism Board has confirmed that 826 tourists, including 517 foreign nationals, are now missing following huge floods in the country. Among them are missing are 33 UK nationals including a 13-year-old girl, as the total number of missing people rose from 403 to 826.
TL;DR
- 826 tourists, including 517 foreign nationals, are missing after floods in Nepal.
- 33 UK nationals are among the missing, including a 13-year-old girl.
- A devastating flash flood struck the Nepal-Tibet border region, destroying infrastructure.
- 165 bodies have been recovered in the Rasuwa district.
- The affected area includes popular routes towards Kailash Mansarovar, Langtang trekking area, and Gosain Kunda.
- The Nepal Army has airlifted 336 people, including 45 foreign nationals.
- A magnitude 5.2 seismic event preceded the "glacial collapse and debris flow" causing the floods.
- 558 people remain unaccounted for in neighboring Tibet.