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Why so many Australians missing in Nepal-Tibet disaster are pilgrims

ABC News Australia - Top Stories · 29 August 2026 at 5:17 am

Most of the dozens of Australians missing after the flash flood that struck the Himalayas on the border of Nepal and Tibet were pilgrims to a spiritually important mountain known as Kailash.

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