16m ago / 11:48 PM EDTAustralia says there is 'very limited' information about its missing 34 citizens Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said that the government had confirmed that at least 34 Australians were missing but that “access and information are very limited given the scale of disaster.”The missing Australians were part of separate pilgrimage and tour groups, she said at a news conference, adding that Australia is deploying crisis response experts and other personnel to the region.“The loss of life and the scale of the destruction is devastating,” she said.22m ago / 11:42 PM EDTAbout 50 Americans among hundreds of people missingForty-seven American tourists are among those missing after the flash flood, Sunil Sharma, a spokesperson for Nepal's tourism board, told The Associated Press. The U.S. State Department has not confirmed the number of people missing. It said it is closely monitoring the situation and deploying a disaster response adviser to the region.The department said it was also providing $500,000 in assistance through the humanitarian group Catholic Relief Services for communities affected by the floods.Nepali tourism officials said more than 400 foreign nationals are missing in the area, which is popular with pilgrims and trekkers. India, Canada, Britain, Australia, Japan and Malaysia have all reported missing citizens.22m ago / 11:42 PM EDTHundreds missing in deadly Nepal floodsOfficials in Nepal say hundreds of tourists, including some Americans, are missing after deadly flash floods devastated a region along the country’s border with China. NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer reports.22m ago / 11:42 PM EDTVideos show crushing walls of water overtake buildings and bridges on Nepal-Tibet borderCrowds try to flee a surging wall of mud but have nowhere to go as it hits them with horrific force. Rows of buses and trucks parked nearby are swept aside like toys. Moments later, there is only wreckage and destruction.The shocking surveillance video from the Rasuwagadhi border crossing, which links China’s semiautonomous Tibet region to Nepal, captures the scale of destruction as flash floods swept through Himalayan mountain towns and villages Wednesday, leaving ruins in their wake.videos verified by NBC News show bridges being cracked apart and swept away in Nepal’s hardest-hit Rasuwa region by the force of raging waters filled with mud and debris. Peaceful, lush green valleys are transformed in an instant with the violence of churning water.Aboard a bus in Bidur, a passenger captures chaos as the surge appears in the distance: People scream and shout, some running away on foot, as vehicles on the road try to make their escape. Elsewhere, in videos shared by Nepali police, roads and buildings are swept away completely.Read the full story here.