Australia news live: number of Australians missing in Nepal increases to 39; voluntary assisted dying laws passed in NT
Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong confirms increase to number of Australians missing Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong has confirmed the number of Australians missing in the devastating Nepal floods has increased overnight from 35 to 39. In a statement, Wong said the government was “rapidly mobilising consular and humanitarian…
The number of Australians reported missing in Nepal's catastrophic floods has risen to 39, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong. The government has pledged to swiftly mobilize consular and humanitarian assistance, including a $5 million aid package, to support affected communities. The scale of the disaster and the region's remoteness pose significant challenges for the response and recovery efforts.
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- 13 from Karnataka stranded in Nepal, Tibet after flash floods thehindu.com
- No confirmed Malaysian casualties in Nepal floods, says Wisma Putra freemalaysiatoday.com
- Nepal floods: Police release names of 23 missing Malaysians nst.com.my
- Catastrophic floods kill over 360 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,400 missing koreatimes.co.kr
- Australia news LIVE: Thirty-nine Australians among hundreds still missing in Nepal floods as death toll grows to 389 theage.com.au
- Australia news LIVE: Thirty-nine Australians among hundreds still missing in Nepal floods as death toll grows to 389 smh.com.au
- Odisha: Australia-based couple, 20-year-old woman missing in Nepal floods hindustantimes.com
- How a glacial collapse caused Nepal’s catastrophic floods aljazeera.com
