Deadly flash floods hit Nepal’s Rasuwa district after a glacier-related event triggered a surge of water across the Nepal–Tibet border region. Multiple outlets report that several South Africans are among the tourists and foreign nationals unaccounted for after the flooding, and that authorities fear the toll may rise as search-and-rescue efforts continue.
Early reports cited four South Africans among those missing, alongside hundreds of tourists and foreign nationals. Later updates raise the number of missing South Africans to six, citing changes in counts by Nepal’s tourism authorities and ongoing efforts to track people affected by the disaster. One outlet says the death toll has passed 165, while another places fatalities at at least 160. Across coverage, rescue operations are described as large-scale and international, including teams placed on standby by Gift of the Givers.
While outlets broadly agree on the missing South Africans, the reported numbers of missing foreigners and the death toll vary slightly, reflecting evolving information during the ongoing response.
