What you need to know todayBy Emily KaineHello and welcome back to our live coverage of national news for Monday, August 31. Here’s what is making headlines today. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed yesterday that 42 Australians were still missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic flash flooding. The death toll in Nepal has risen above 800, according to Nepalese authorities, who also warned of possible fresh flooding after water levels rose in the Bhote Koshi River. More than 3000 people are missing in Nepal and Tibet. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will depart for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Palau today with Energy Minister Chris Bowen and Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy. Australia has been in negotiations with the Solomons on a security treaty, and leaders hoped further negotiations could have taken place on the sidelines of the summit, but these plans appear to have been foiled by a last-minute cancellation by the PM of the Solomon Islands, Matthew Wale. Pauline Hanson has said One Nation’s win in the Secret Harbour byelection in WA over the weekend should be a “warning” to Labor. “We’re coming for more of your seats”, she wrote on social media. And US forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month, a US official has said. Semiofficial news outlets in Iran reported sounds of explosions near Larak island on the strait.Latest Posts6.50amUS forces strike Iranian rocket launchers in first military action in weeksBy US forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month, a US official said.Semiofficial news outlets in Iran reported sounds of explosions near Larak island on the strait.Vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz in August. Getty ImagesForces with the Revolutionary Guard Corps were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the strait, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to detail sensitive military movements.The US military last week completed clearing sea mines from the strait’s international shipping routes.AP6.38amNepal death toll rises above 800 amid warnings of fresh floodingBy Dhading, Nepal: Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhote Koshi River.Flood warning notices were sent to people’s phones early Sunday (Nepal time) as rescue crews worked to clear a major highway connecting Kathmandu to one of the areas worst hit by Wednesday’s catastrophic floods, which killed at least 800 people and left more than 3000 missing in Nepal and Tibet.Nepal’s disaster agency said on Sunday (Nepal time) that the death toll had climbed to 788 with 2502 missing, while Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths and 546 missing on the Chinese side of the border.The missing include hundreds of people from more than a dozen countries who were in the region to work, visit the mountains or make a pilgrimage to a sacred peak.The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed yesterday that 42 Australians were still missing.APPinned post from 6.30amWhat you need to know todayBy Emily KaineHello and welcome back to our live coverage of national news for Monday, August 31. Here’s what is making headlines today. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed yesterday that 42 Australians were still missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic flash flooding. The death toll in Nepal has risen above 800, according to Nepalese authorities, who also warned of possible fresh flooding after water levels rose in the Bhote Koshi River. More than 3000 people are missing in Nepal and Tibet. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will depart for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Palau today with Energy Minister Chris Bowen and Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy. Australia has been in negotiations with the Solomons on a security treaty, and leaders hoped further negotiations could have taken place on the sidelines of the summit, but these plans appear to have been foiled by a last-minute cancellation by the PM of the Solomon Islands, Matthew Wale. Pauline Hanson has said One Nation’s win in the Secret Harbour byelection in WA over the weekend should be a “warning” to Labor. “We’re coming for more of your seats”, she wrote on social media. And US forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month, a US official has said. Semiofficial news outlets in Iran reported sounds of explosions near Larak island on the strait.1 of 1