News live: dozens of Australians believed to be among hundreds missing in Nepal flash floods
Dozens of Australian tourists are reportedly missing in the deadly flash floods that swept through the Nepal-Tibet border.
According to the Nepal Tourist Board, as reported by Agence France Presse, at least 291 foreigners were among the missing.
They include one Australian who was travelling with Kathmandu Holiday Tours + Travel.
The Nepal Tourist Board said the number of missing people had risen from 384 to 403, with 33 UK citizens among 341 foreign nationals unaccounted for.
According to the tourist board, 203 of the missing are male and 200 female.
Also among the missing were 47 people from the US, 34 from Australia , and 24 from Canada.
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