# Australians missing in Nepal targeted by ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘abhorrent’ racist slurs

https://mins.news/en/item/38265

- The Guardian, 2026-08-31 06:32 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/31/australians-missing-in-nepal-targeted-by-heartbreaking-and-abhorrent-racist-slurs

> At least 810 people have died in the Nepal-Tibet floods, while the number of missing Australians has risen to 43. As families await news, racist comments targeting the missing have spread across social media, prompting community leaders and officials to demand greater platform accountability and the removal of hateful content.

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