Missing tourists in Nepal flood: Breakdown by nationality
Nationalities of tourists missing after Nepal’s catastrophic flood, with over 400 foreigners among 579 unaccounted for, including India, Australia, the U.S., Britain, Canada, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan
More than 400 foreigners were among the 579 tourists missing after a catastrophic flood in the Himalayan nation of Nepal, tourism officials said.
Here is a list of the nationalities of tourists who have been determined to be missing:
INDIA: At least 130 to 133 Indians were reported missing, India's junior foreign minister told news agency ANI.
AUSTRALIA: A total of 34 Australians were reported missing and authorities were working with Nepal to locate them, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.
UNITED STATES: At least 47 U.S. citizens are missing, the Associated Press said, citing a Nepal tourism board spokesperson.
BRITAIN: There were 33 British citizens were missing after the disaster, the Associated Press said, citing a Nepal tourism board spokesperson.
CANADA: There are 24 Canadians missing, a spokesperson for Nepal's embassy in Canada said.
MALAYSIA: The Malaysian embassy in Nepal has lost contact with at least 11 citizens in the affected area, the Malaysian foreign ministry said.
SOUTH KOREA: Nine South Koreans working in a hydropower plant were missing and 10 more were stranded, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said late on Wednesday.
JAPAN: Japan's embassy in Nepal was unable to establish contact with five of its citizens and had requested that a search be conducted to locate them, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in a post on social media website X.