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More than 2,400 people were still missing Friday and 586 were confirmed dead after flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-Tibet border. The figures are likely to change, which is not uncommon in the chaos after a major disaster. Here are the latest numbers:- In total: 2,478 missing -Nepal’s disaster agency on Friday dramatically increased the total number of people missing on its side of the border to 1,924.

The total number of missing in Tibet is now at 554, with seven people confirmed dead, China’s Xinhua news agency reported early Saturday. Together, the total missing therefore stands at least 2,478 — a leap of more than 1,000 from Thursday’s figures. Nepal’s disaster agency on Friday said that 517 foreigners — which could include tourists as well as foreign workers — were still missing.

Chinese officials on Friday put the number of foreigners missing at 260. Together, that means the total number of foreigners missing in the region was at least 777. Nepal’s tourism board on Friday put the number of tourists still “out of communication” at 622. Of those, 473 were foreign tourists. The tourism board also said 121 tourists had been rescued. The total number of rescued in the disaster, including residents and foreign workers in the region, was unclear.

Nepal’s disaster agency said Friday that at least 579 people had been killed, while China reported seven early Saturday, for a total of at least 586.- Nepal -The new Nepal Tourism Board figures Friday said 149 Nepali tourists were among the 622 it listed as missing. The Nepal disaster agency put the figure lower, at 127. It was not immediately clear how many Nepali residents of the area were unaccounted for, but the figure is believed to be in the hundreds. – China -China’s foreign ministry said Thursday that nearly 100 Chinese nationals were among the missing in Nepal.

The Nepal Tourism Board said eight Chinese were unaccounted for but that 16 had been rescued. That was in addition to the 558, including 260 foreigners, missing on the Chinese side of the border. – India -Nepal’s new tourism board figures Friday showed 98 people from India were missing, but 85 others rescued.- United States -Ninety US citizens were missing, the State Department said Thursday, adding that three had been rescued and it was not aware of any US fatalities. The Nepal Tourism Board put the figure at 65 missing on Friday, and two rescued.- Ukraine -The Nepal Tourism Board put the number of Ukrainians still missing Friday at 61.

Ukraine’s embassy in Nepal said Friday it was aware of 62 of its citizens with whom contact had been lost, revising its earlier numbers upwards by six.- Malaysia -The Nepal Tourism Board put the number at 51.- Australia -The number of Australian nationals missing has risen to 39, its foreign ministry said Friday. The Nepal Tourism Board put the figure at 35.- United Kingdom -Thirty-three people from the United Kingdom were missing, the Nepal Tourism Board figures showed Friday.- Latvia -Twenty-nine Latvians were missing, the Nepal Tourism Board said Friday.- Canada -The Nepal Tourism Board said 25 Canadians were among the missing on Friday.

Canada’s foreign ministry put the figure at 30 in both Nepal and Tibet.- South Korea -The Nepal Tourism Board said Friday that nine South Korean tourists were missing. South Korea’s foreign ministry said Wednesday they had had no news of nine hydropower workers.- Singapore -Nine Singaporeans were unaccounted for, the Nepal Tourism Board said. – Germany -Eight German citizens are missing, according to the Nepal Tourism Board.- Russia -Nine Russians are unaccounted for, while two have been rescued, the Nepal Tourism Board said Friday.- Other nationalities -South Africa: six (Nepal Tourism Board)Japan: five (Nepal Tourism Board)New Zealand: five (foreign ministry and Nepal Tourism Board)France: four (Nepal Tourism Board)Spain: three (Spanish foreign ministry)Belgium: two, and one person rescued (Nepal Tourism Board)Hungary: three (Hungarian foreign ministry).

The Nepal Tourism Board put the figure at one. Portugal: three, with two found safe (Portuguese government). The Nepal Tourism Board said only one Portuguese citizen was missingNetherlands: two (Nepal Tourism Board)Italy: three missing (Italian foreign ministry). The Nepal Tourism Board said Friday one was missing, with two rescued Ireland: two (Nepal Tourism Board)Kazakhstan: three (Nepal Tourism Board)Belarus: one (Nepal Tourism Board)Finland: one (Nepal Tourism Board)Israel: one (Nepal Tourism Board)Lithuania: one (Nepal Tourism Board)Philippines: one (Nepal Tourism Board)Serbia: one (Nepal Tourism Board)Switzerland: one, with one person rescued (Nepal Tourism Board)Sweden: one (Swedish foreign ministry and Nepal Tourism Board)Vietnam: one (Nepal Tourism Board)- Nationalities unconfirmed -The missing figure released Thursday by China from its side of the border included 260 foreigners, but no breakdown on nationalities was provided.

The nationalities of the non-tourists in Nepal have also not been provided.burs-jj/phz

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:55:47 GMT