# Nepal floods: children as young as 11 among Australian tour group missing after flash flooding

https://mins.news/en/item/33821

- The Guardian, 2026-08-27 01:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/27/children-among-australian-tourists-missing-feared-dead-nepal-tibet-floods

> A Nepali tour operator fears 15 Australians died after flash floods devastated the Rasuwa valley near the China border. The missing group of 47 ranged from 11 to 64 years old and was believed to include two families from New South Wales. After surveying the area by helicopter, the operator said he had almost no hope of finding them alive.

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