Tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities, while families in Nuwakot held symbolic funerals for relatives still unaccounted for after last week’s floods. Nepal said 324 foreign nationals have been rescued, but 590 from 39 countries remain missing. At least 1,204 people have been killed and more than 4,200 are missing. Australia said five missing Australians were confirmed safe, and China reported a makeshift access road had been completed near Gyirong Port.
Residents pull a newly installed zipline to help people commute across the Trishuli river in the aftermath of flash floods at Bidur in Nepal's Nuwakot district, Nepal, Sept. 2. AP-Yonhap
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities, officials said Wednesday, as families of locals still unaccounted for after last week's catastrophic floods held symbolic funerals for their loved ones.
Nepal’s Foreign Ministry said 324 foreign nationals have been rescued, while another 590 from 39 countries remain missing following the Aug. 26 floods. At least 1,204 people have been killed and more than 4,200 are missing, according to the country's disaster management agency.
