Australia news LIVE: More than 40 Australians remain missing in Nepal as death toll rises above 800; US strikes Iranian rocket launchers in Hormuz in first military action in weeks
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Australian officials confirm a rising count of missing individuals amidst the unfolding Nepal floods. Penny Wong, the Australian Foreign Minister, has pledged an additional $3 million in aid to support the disaster relief efforts. Nepali and Chinese authorities have now reported a death toll of at least 810 casualties, as confirmed on Sunday.
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- Australia news LIVE: More than 40 Australians remain missing in Nepal as death toll rises above 800; US strikes Iranian rocket launchers in Hormuz in first military action in weeks theage.com.au
