Nepal-Tibet floods live updates: More Australians missing in flood catastrophe, workers rescued from tunnel
RECAP: The number of missing Australians has climbed to 41 as dramatic vision captured the moment workers were freed from a tunnel in the flood disaster zone.
Scroll down for the latest news and live updates.
Key events
29 Aug 2026 - 12:48 PM
That’s a wrap!
29 Aug 2026 - 10:52 AM
Brisbane father identified as latest missing Aussie to be named
29 Aug 2026 - 10:29 AM
WATCH: People huddle on balcony as floodwaters surge around building
29 Aug 2026 - 10:12 AM
Aussie’s story offers glimmer of hope for those still unaccounted for
29 Aug 2026 - 09:38 AM
‘Our hearts bleed’: Minns rallies behind families of missing Aussies
29 Aug 2026 - 09:01 AM
IN PICTURES: Images capture heartbreaking destruction in flood-ravaged region
29 Aug 2026 - 08:40 AM
Death toll in Tibet climbs as number tipped to rise even further
29 Aug 2026 - 08:22 AM
‘Unreal’: UN coordinator describes mass destruction witnessed on the ground
29 Aug 2026 - 07:51 AM
What Australian leaders are saying about the disaster
29 Aug 2026 - 07:00 AM
DFAT inundated with calls amid flood catastrophe
29 Aug 2026 - 06:39 AM
WATCH: Trapped workers freed from tunnel
29 Aug 2026 - 06:03 AM
More people declared missing as total surges near 2000
29 Aug 2026 - 05:42 AM
Number of Australians missing in Nepal rises amid desperate rescue mission
That’s a wrap!
We are finishing up our live coverage of the latest news to come out of Nepal today.
The main points to be across are:
- The death toll has now climbed to 626, a jump from 579, authorities in Nepal say.
- Nealy 2,500 people are now missing, including 41 Australians
- A Brisbane father and RAAF member latest missing Aussie to be identified
- Australia has deployed more help to the emergency zone with four people from DFAT’s Crisis Response Team to land in Kathmandu on Saturday
Scroll down to read the day’s events in full, or read our wrap here.
WATCH: Trapped workers freed from tunnel
Army soldiers in Nepal have waded through thick mud in a race to free people trapped inside a tunnel at a hydroplant.
“As far as I can see, it’s nothing but debris,” rescue official Zou Mingqi told state media.
Dramatic vision, posted by Nepal Prime Minsiter Balendra Shah, shows the moment rescuers pull trapped workers from the tunnel.
More people declared missing as total surges near 2000
The number of people mssing in Nepal has now doubled to nearly 2000.
According to Nepal’s Natural Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, at least 1,924 people are unnaccounted for.
The death toll has now reached 584.
Number of Australians missing in Nepal rises amid desperate rescue mission
There are now 41 Australians who are unaccounted for in Nepal, after it was reported there were 39 missing Aussies on Friday.
This total number excludes Australian Cara Severino, who was able to make contact with her parents, Debbie and Frank Severino, on Friday morning.
It is believed the 26-year-old was hiking in the Langtan National Park with “some other Nepalese hikers” when the floods crashed through the region on Wednesday.
Good morning
Welcome to our rolling coverage of the latest events in Nepal and Tibet as the rescue mission to find survivors from the catastrophic floods continues.
As it currently stands, the death toll has risen to 579, while thousands are still missing, including 38 Australians .
Stay with us throughout the day as we bring you live updates.
