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Number of Australians missing in Nepal’s deadly floods rises again, as Albanese deploys more personnel

The Guardian Australia - World · 29 August 2026 at 8:53 am

Number of Australians missing in Nepal’s deadly floods rises again, as Albanese deploys more personnel

The figure rose to 41 on Saturday morning, with four rapid response teams to arrive in Kathmandu The number of Australians who were reported missing in the catastrophic Nepal flooding disaster has risen to 41, as one family celebrates after an unaccounted-for woman made contact with them yesterday.

It means three additional Australians were confirmed missing overnight – up from 38 who remained unaccounted for on Friday evening.

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