Nepal-Tibet floods live: Girl, 13, and boy, 14, among 33 Brits missing after avalanche

Rachel Vickers-Price UK and World News Reporter, Berk Uyal Live News Content Editor/Reporter and Joe Smith News Reporter.

Key points

• The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority in Nepal remarked on Thursday morning that 165 bodies had been recovered after flooding in the Rasuwa region.
• While the Xinhua News Agency stated 558 individuals were unaccounted for in the region, at least three individuals were in Tibet, according to China's state broadcaster CCTV.
• As per Nepal's tourism board, 100 of those documented missing are from India, 54 from the US, and 33 are from the UK.
• At least 273 individuals are dead and more than 800 missing near the Nepal-Tibet border after horrifying floods.
• 14-year-old British boy missing Yesterday it emerged a 13-year-old British girl was missing after floods in Nepal.

Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development remarked river water levels rose by up to nine metres in 30 minutes at the height of the flash flood on Wednesday.

More than 800 individuals are missing in total as rescue efforts continue. A total of 33 Brits are included in that tally, with a 13-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy thought to be the youngest UK citizens unaccounted for.

Freak floodwaters mowed down both locals and tourists, with horror footage on social media capturing entire families being swept away by the deluge.

According to the Red Cross, "entire villages and market areas" have been wiped out by the mass of water and mud. It has flattened all in its path along the Bhotekoshi River. 14-year-old British boy missing.

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'My family was swept away in front of my eyes' Kalpana Malla, from Nepal's Nuwakot district, informed BBC News: "My family members were swept away by the flood in front of my eyes."

She continued: They could not escape the flood, there was no chance at all.

"This flood took everything, but my son and I climbed the rooftop of a house and survived, but couldn't explain how."

Today, authorities remarked a 14-year-old boy was additionally included in those unaccounted for.

In practice, a Nepalese tour operator informed the PA news agency that the nine missing British citizens who were completing one of its tours comprise of four males, aged between 14 and 54, and five females aged between 40 and 53.

'Tsunami from the sky' The president of the Nepal Centre for Disaster Management has remarked the flash floods which struck the Nepal-Tibet border were like a "tsunami from the sky" and villages have been "completely wiped out".

After the 2015 earthquake, this is one of the largest disasters that we have in Nepal, speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Thursday, Bishal Nath Upreti remarked: It's a enormous debris, and in fact.

"That was an earthquake, and this is a kind of flood. We call it flood, but actually it's a kind of a debris flow dam collapse."

British administration will assist in Nepal rescue Pat McFadden has confirmed the British administration will assist in rescue operations.

Asked if there will be efforts to assist, the DWP Secretary this morning informed BBC Breakfast: Yes, there will be. Let me say first of all, anyone seeing the pictures of this last night will have been struck by the incredible power of nature, with that wall of water and mud sweeping away buildings and doing so much damage in its wake.

"The initial reports are that there are 160 individuals confirmed dead from the Nepalese authorities, with numerous more than that missing, including 33 UK citizens. The area is particularly popular with walkers, climbers, trekkers."

What we know so far after Nepal-Tibet floods – with Brit tourists missing Rescuers are still searching for dozens of British nationals who are among those missing and feared dead in Nepal after devastating flash floods killed more than 160 individuals.

For context, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority in Nepal remarked on Thursday morning that 165 bodies had been recovered after flooding in the Rasuwa region. It borders China's autonomous region of Tibet.

They remarked the number of missing residents had risen from 403 to 826, with the Nepal Tourism Board saying on Wednesday that 33 UK citizens were among the foreign nationals unaccounted for.

According to the tourism board, 579 travellers are missing from the affected area, including 466 foreign nationals.

While the Xinhua News Agency stated 558 individuals were unaccounted for in the region, at least three individuals were in Tibet, according to China's state broadcaster CCTV. How did it happen?

Flash floods caused rivers to swell their banks and spread thick mud throughout populated areas, burying houses and creating challenging conditions for rescuers.

In practice, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) remarked a magnitude 5.2 seismic event occurred near the border between Nepal and China on Wednesday at 8.37am local time.

It continued that a "glacial collapse and debris flow" caused "subsequent catastrophic impacts downstream".

Inland tidal wave razed all in its path, water level data indicates Climate experts believe the horror floods in Nepal were triggered by a glacier avalanche. The Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development reports water levels rose by nine metres within only 30 minutes as floodwaters bore down on locals, tourists, towns, and infrastructure. Since roads have been collapsed and bridges have been collapsed, and they cannot access those kind of areas, he stated, adding both internet and electricity has been cut off, making all communication with those in the region even tougher, world Vision's Dhruba Gurmachhan explained the harrowing level of devastation to Australian broadcaster, the ABC. [Staff of one of our partner organisations] can't even drive motorbikes to access the road. He continued: We have been struggling to identify the information of exactly what is happening right right now. This is a pretty hard-pressing and terrible situation in Nepal.

As per reports from disaster site A journalist has informed Nepali media network NewsRadio that "several hundreds more are likely dead", death toll will rise 'by hundreds'.

Republica Daily news editor Kosh Raj Koirala remarked "people were caught off guard" after an avalanche blocked a local river in a deep gorge creating a sort of dam. But, once avalanche debris cleared away naturally, the sizeable volume of water that been building up since the blockage surged out and down the mountain.

"Once that was opened, a massive water flow suddenly kicked off. There were hundreds of Indian pilgrims additionally trying to cross the border, " he stated.

He continued that a Chinese customs building had been washed away in the deluge. At least 15 power plants have additionally been damaged, either partially or completely destroyed.

Rescuers search for dozens of missing Brits as death roll rises after Nepal floods Rescuers are frantically searching for dozens of British nationals among those missing and feared dead in Nepal after catastrophic flash floods that have asserted more than 150 lives. Nepal Police confirmed on Wednesday evening that 157 bodies had been retrieved so far after the devastating flooding in Nepal's Rasuwa region. It shares a border with China's autonomous region of Tibet. Nepal's tourism board additionally confirmed the number of those now declared missing, with the toll rising from 384 to 403. Of the missing, 33 of those are UK citizens. Notably, a total of 341 foreign nationals remain unaccounted for, with the border region a tourism hotspot for Nepal.

Rescuers search for Brits still missing as more dead bodies recovered after Nepal flash floods. 26th Aug23: 49 BST.

Authorities scramble to respond after shock deluge wipes away hundreds of tourists, 150+ dead Hundreds of individuals are missing and more than 150 have been killed in horror flash floods in Nepal.

Villages have been razed along the Nepal-Tibet border, with hundreds of foreign nationals missing after mudslides and flash flooding hit Nepal's Nuwakot region with little to no warning.

As per Nepal's tourism board, 100 of those documented missing are from India, 54 from the US, and 33 are from the UK. A further hundred or so individuals are missing from Nepal itself.

For context, the death toll is projected to rise as the situation continues to unfold as authorities scramble to produce sense of what led to the shock deluge. Rescue operations continue. 26th Aug22: 32 BST.

USGS notes no earthquake occurred before flooding The United States Geological Survey (USGS) states a seismic event recorded near the Nepal-China border on Wednesday morning was not an earthquake, but a "glacial collapse and debris flow".

Meanwhile, the event happened at 8.37am local time and was initially documented as a magnitude 4.4 earthquake.

Taken together, the developments around nepal-Tibet floods live: Girl, 13, and boy, 14, among 33 Brits missing point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.