# Live news: Penny Wong has ‘grave concerns’ for 43 Australians missing after Nepal-Tibet flash flood

https://mins.news/en/item/39316

- The Guardian, 2026-08-31 20:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-flooding-missing-australians-penny-wong-anthony-albanese-pacific-islands-forum-liberal-national-coalition-one-nation-politics-reactions-ntwnfb

> An RAAF flight carrying hygiene kits, shelter materials and solar lights is due to leave for Nepal. Penny Wong says Australia has grave concerns for 43 citizens missing after the Nepal-Tibet flash flood and is working with Nepali and Chinese authorities on the search. More than 4,400 people remain missing and over 930 deaths have been confirmed.

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