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Rescue operations halted as lake near Nepal border starts to overflow

Brisbane Times · 28 August 2026 at 4:43 pm

Rescue operations halted as lake near Nepal border starts to overflow

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says at least 39 Australians are missing after the deluge of ice and rock destroyed parts of Nepal’s border with China.

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