# Nepal-China border area where 33 Australians are missing remains almost entirely cut off

https://mins.news/en/item/38914

- The Guardian, 2026-08-31 15:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/01/nepal-china-border-area-gyirong-port-almost-entirely-cut-off-missing-australians-ntwnfb

> Nearly a week after catastrophic flooding in Nepal, vehicles still cannot reach Gyirong Port, where at least 33 missing Australians were believed to be shortly before the flood. The border area has been flattened and buried under metres of silt and debris, while China coordinates the search and rescue effort.

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