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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Ben Doherty and Australian Associated Press

Dozens of Australians missing after ‘catastrophic’ flood as officials urgently work to confirm welfare

Flood victims watch from a hilltop as their homes remain submerged in Nuwakot, Nepal
Flood victims watch from a hilltop as their homes remain submerged in Nuwakot, Nepal, on 27 August. Photograph: Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Dozens of Australians remain missing two days after a deadly flash flood tore through valleys on the Nepal-Tibet border, obliterating towns and killing more than 400 people.

A major search-and-rescue mission has been mounted by Nepal’s government, army and police, but roads and bridges have been washed away, access to helicopters is limited and weather conditions are poor.

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