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'Please help us find her': Families fly to Nepal in search for 33 missing British nationals
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Tour companies including Alpine Eco Trek, The Trekkers' Society, Himalayan Glacier US, Kailash Journeys and Fishtail Tours have reported missing British nationals while on trips with the companies. The operator said nine British nationals on one of its tours to the site were among those unaccounted for, including four males, aged 14, 50, 50 and 54, and five females, aged 40, 46, 50, 50 and 53.
University of Kent graduate Nabhi Das from Streatham in South London has also been widely reported as missing Nepal. "Please help us find her", Naresh Goyal said as he struggled to hold back his emotions.
The brother of Neetu Goyal Tiwari, one of the missing Brits who has not been seen since the floods struck , has appealed to officials to locate his sister. Several of those missing had been making a pilgrimage to the sacred Hindu site of Mount Kailash, Nepalese tour operator The Trekkers' Society said.
"We have called every helpline given by the Indian government and reached out to the British Embassy in Kathmandu as well," Goyal said. Poudel, who goes by the name Pedro, said he is travelling home to Nepal because "my family needs me".
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the UK has offered £5m to help the Nepalese government following the floods, saying it was a "very distressing and devastating situation".
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- The brother of Neetu Goyal Tiwari, one of the missing Brits who has not been seen since the floods struck , has appealed to officials to locate his sister.
- "Please help us find her", Naresh Goyal said as he struggled to hold back his emotions.
- "We have called every helpline given by the Indian government and reached out to the British Embassy in Kathmandu as well," Goyal said.
- Poudel, who goes by the name Pedro, said he is travelling home to Nepal because "my family needs me".
- University of Kent graduate Nabhi Das from Streatham in South London has also been widely reported as missing Nepal.
- Several of those missing had been making a pilgrimage to the sacred Hindu site of Mount Kailash, Nepalese tour operator The Trekkers' Society said.
- The operator said nine British nationals on one of its tours to the site were among those unaccounted for, including four males, aged 14, 50, 50 and 54, and five females, aged 40, 46, 50, 50 and 53.
- Tour companies including Alpine Eco Trek, The Trekkers' Society, Himalayan Glacier US, Kailash Journeys and Fishtail Tours have reported missing British nationals while on trips with the companies.
Sources
- BBClink