# ‘We praise God’: Australian woman missing in Nepal floods contacts family

https://mins.news/en/item/35352

- The Guardian, 2026-08-28 08:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/28/we-praise-god-australian-woman-feared-missing-in-nepal-flooding-makes-contact-with-family

> Cara Severino, 25, has told her family she is safe after losing contact during the flash floods on the China-Nepal border. She had no phone reception and a flat battery, and is now hiking with Nepali trekkers, trying to cover more than 110km on foot to reach Kathmandu. At least 469 people have died and more than 1,500 remain missing.

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