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Published 08:53 27 Aug 2026 BST
Updated 08:59 27 Aug 2026 BST
Among the missing tourists from more than two dozen countries, 177 were from India, 63 were from the United States, 34 from Australia, 33 from Britain and 25 from Canada.
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Among the hundreds still unaccounted for after the Nepal floods are two Irish nationals, according to reports.
The floods that tore through the Himalayan border region with China’s Tibet, killed at least 162, and that number may increase, local authorities said.
On Thursday morning, rescue helicopters were back in the air, RTÉ News reported, after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river and swept through the towns and valleys below.
Almost 600 foreigners were among 826 people missing in Nepal, police and tourism officials said.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it is closely monitoring the situation following the serious flooding in Nepal, as it did when an Irish family were caught up in the Naples earthquake.
Its travel advice includes Ireland’s do-not-travel list.
The Journal reported hundreds of tourists missing across the region.
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