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

The number of Australians missing in the Nepal flooding disaster has risen to 41. This is an increase of three from the 38 reported missing on Friday evening, after one family confirmed that their previously unaccounted-for woman had made contact with them.

The Australian government’s Department of Foreign Affairs has received over 450 calls in relation to the disaster and is working with local authorities to account for its citizens. Four rapid response team members are expected to arrive in Kathmandu to assist with the efforts.

The flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have affected at least 93,000 people, with 600 reported dead and 1,924 people unaccounted for, according to Nepal’s disaster management agency. The Indian government has reported that 320 Indians and over 100 people of Indian origin remain missing, while 400 Indian nationals stranded on the Chinese side of the Sino-Nepal border have been reported safe.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Guardian, Daily Times, The Guardian Australia, The Indian Express - India, Free Malaysia Today — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.