# News live: Australians missing in Nepal floods rise to 43 as Wong announces extra $3m aid

https://mins.news/en/item/37884

- The Guardian, 2026-08-30 20:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/31/nepal-floods-penny-wong-labor-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-angus-taylor-liberal-party-ntwnfb

> Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong says 43 Australians are now missing in Nepal’s floods. Australia will provide an additional $3m, taking its aid package to $8m. The Australian defence force will coordinate $2m in emergency supplies, with the RAAF due to fly the first shipment from Queensland in coming days. The government will also give $1m to the Emergency Action Alliance appeal. Fourteen Australian personnel are in Kathmandu, with two more to arrive this week.

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