Two additional Australians found safe after Nepal-Tibet flood, 36 still missing
Two more Australian citizens have been located unharmed in the Nepal-Tibet flood, leaving 36 Australians still unaccounted for.
In the aftermath of the catastrophic Nepal-Tibet flood, officials report that two Australian nationals who were earlier uncontactable have been found safe in Nepal and require no consular assistance. This update brings the count of missing Australians down to 36. A 15-member Australian Disaster Assistance Response Team is scheduled to arrive in Kathmandu later today to support relief efforts, while seven disaster-victim identification experts from one outlet are due on Saturday morning.
The disaster has already claimed more than 1,200 lives and left over 5,500 individuals missing on both sides of the border. Relief operations continue amid the massive humanitarian crisis. The situation remains fluid as authorities monitor the evolving conditions.
Why it matters
The update shows progress in locating missing nationals while highlighting the ongoing humanitarian crisis from the Nepal-Tibet flood.
How this story developed
- Aug 27 Flash Floods from Glacial Collapse Leave Hundreds Dead and Thousands Missing on Nepal-Tibet Border
- Aug 31 Stage‑four water restrictions were enacted after the Transcanyon waterline was destroyed.
- Aug 31 Drilling and air‑pumping operations at the Trishuli‑3A tunnel have begun to free trapped workers.
- Aug 31 The number of missing persons in Nepal has risen to about 4,200.
- Sep 1 Death toll rose to at least 950 and missing counts climbed to over 4,400, including about 80 Americans and up to 43 Australians.
- Sep 1 A second fatality was confirmed, bringing the death toll to two.
- Sep 1 An Australian survivor was located, reducing the number of missing Australians to 42.
- Sep 1 Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths in Tibet and 546 people still missing on the Chinese side of the disaster.
- Sep 1 John Giusti identified as the deceased victim and a third companion, Timothy Smith, remains missing.
- Sep 1 Two victims identified and rescue operations reported to have saved about 80 people.
- Sep 2 South Rim hotels and lodges were ordered to close indefinitely because of the water outage.
- Sep 3 Families held symbolic funerals for missing victims.
- Sep 3 Death toll rose above 1,270 and bodies recovered reached 1,252.
- Sep 3 Park officials said river‑gauge alarms stopped transmitting as the flood intensified.
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