# Russian diplomats doing everything to help families of those missing in Nepal — MFA

https://mins.news/en/item/49016

- TASS, 2026-09-08 02:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2183877

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said diplomats in Nepal and China are in direct contact with relatives of Russian citizens missing after Nepal’s August 26 flash flood and with the Nepalese government. Nearly 5,000 people remain missing, including 12 Russians.

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