Everything we know about Nepal's catastrophic floods

* A glacier collapse on August 26 sent a deluge of ice, rock and mud sweeping through the impoverished border of Nepal and Tibet

* At least 1050 people have been killed and about 4000 people remain missing, including 583 foreigners

* More than 630 people remain stranded in devastated hydropower stations that have become the focus of rescue efforts

* About 11,000 people have been rescued and power and communication lines were restored in some areas

* Authorities are burying unidentified victims in a mass graves in Nepal

* 22 people are missing from three separate hiking tours; 15 of them were travelling with US-based tour company Himalayan Glacier Adventures

* A group of 14 family friends were on the Himalayan Glacier Adventure tour, all Hindu-Australians completing a sacred pilgrimage

* Australia has offered $8 million in humanitarian aid, and has sent a 12-person team to Nepal to support the response

* Aid will go towards emergency kits of food and water, along with supporting Australian-based rescue and recovery organisations

* Additional personnel to support Australians affected are being sent to the region

* "We hold grave concerns for those 38 Australians still missing. There are real logistic issues, including communications, to find out where people are." - Labor minister Anne Aly

* "The gravity of the situation is worse now because whole towns have swept away. Now there is nothing, it's just a mudslide." - Australian Nepalese Multicultural Centre vice president Keshav Kadel

* "With global warming, there is an expectation similar patterns of disasters will recur. We can benefit from the implementation of a warning system, similar to those triggered for tsunami warnings after 2004's tsunami." - University of Sydney associate professor Nader Naderpajouh

* Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Australian government 24-hour consular emergency centre at 1300 555 135 within Australia or +61 2 6261 3305 from overseas