Nepal floods: missing Australians identified as children as young as 11 among those yet to be found

<p>Nepali tour operator fears 15 Australians who had been on a trek near the border with China have died after devastating flood</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/aug/27/nepal-flash-flood-live-updates-tibet-border-death-toll-missing-himalayas-floods-flooding-latest-news">Nepal flash flood live updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A New South Wales couple on a spiritual pilgrimage are among the first of 34 Australians identified<strong> </strong>as missing after flash flooding ravaged the Nepal-Tibet border.</p><p>Venkatraman Balakrishnan, 52, and his wife, Chitra Venkatraman, 46, were among 15 Australians travelling to Mount Kailash in Tibet on a spiritual trip, according to their son.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/27/children-among-australian-tourists-missing-feared-dead-nepal-tibet-floods">Continue reading...</a>