Nepal-Tibet floods live updates: Aussie survivor Cara Severino and family express relief over ‘miracle’
RECAP: Cara Severino has described her feeling of relief after being located in flood-ravaged Nepal as families cling to hope for 42 Australians still missing in the emergency.

Scroll down for a recap of events.
Key events
30 Aug 2026 - 12:34 PM
Signing off for today
30 Aug 2026 - 11:44 AM
Fresh warning as rising flood waters threaten already devastated region
30 Aug 2026 - 10:34 AM
SEE THE PHOTOS: Images capture heartbreak caused by flood catastrophe
30 Aug 2026 - 08:53 AM
Aussie crisis teams touch down in Nepal
30 Aug 2026 - 07:20 AM
Number of missing Aussies climbs again
30 Aug 2026 - 06:52 AM
New travel alert issued for flood-stricken zones
30 Aug 2026 - 06:06 AM
‘Blessed’: Aussie flood survivor thankful for safe rescue
30 Aug 2026 - 05:53 AM
Main points to be across this morning
Signing off for today
We are wrapping up our live coverage of the Nepal-Tibet flood disaster for today.
Here is a summary of Sunday’s events:
- At least 734 people have been declared dead
- Almost 3,000 remain unaccounted for, including 42 Australians
- Australian survivor Cara Severino thanked the Australian government and embassy for efforts to find her safe and well
- Ms Severino’s family have also expressed their elation over the safe location of the 26-year-old
- Australia has ramped up its consular response as eight additional personnel from DFAT’s Crisis Response and Rapid Response teams touch down in Kathmandu
- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) issued an alerting over worsening conditions along the Bhotekoshi River
- Smartraveller warning urges Australians to reconsider heading to areas within 50 kilometres of the Trishuli Rive in Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Nawalpur and Gorkha districts because of flooding, landslides, infrastructure damage and the possibility of further flooding
Scroll down to read more details from our rolling coverage, or check out our wrap here.
Good morning
Welcome to another day of our live coverage of the flood aftermath in Nepal and Tibet.
Here we will bring you the latest developments as new information comes to hand.
Stick with us as we cover the most recent news out of the flood-ravaged region.
