Families Fly to Nepal to Look for 33 Missing British People
Floods in Nepal and Tibet have killed at least 475 people, and many people are missing.
Big floods hit Nepal and Tibet last week.
At least 475 people are dead. Several hundred people are missing.
On Friday, Nepal gave a list of missing tourists. 33 of them are British.
A girl of 13 and a boy of 14 are on the list.
Some families from Britain have flown to Nepal. They want to find their relatives.
The UK has offered £5m to help Nepal.
People say there will be more floods in the area.
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British Families Travel to Nepal After Floods Kill at Least 475
Thirty-three British nationals are on Nepal's list of missing tourists, including a girl of 13 and a boy of 14.
Families of missing British people have flown to Nepal to look for their relatives. The floods in Nepal and Tibet have killed at least 475 people, and several hundred people are missing, including 537 tourists.
On Friday, the authorities in Nepal published a list of the names of all the known missing tourists. Thirty-three of them are British nationals. A 13-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy are on the list.
The flood hit early on Wednesday in Rasuwa, just north of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. At first people thought an earthquake caused it, but the US Geological Survey said a landslide made the seismic energy.
Several of the missing people were on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, a holy Hindu place. One tour company said it has not been able to contact 12 British people who were in the region when the floods struck. Four of its Nepali guides are also missing.
The UK has offered £5m to help the Nepalese government. Rescue workers are still searching, but there are warnings of more flooding.
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Families Fly to Nepal in Search for 33 Missing British Nationals
The death toll from the floods in Nepal and Tibet has risen to at least 475, with several hundred people still missing.
Families of missing UK nationals have flown out to Nepal to search for their relatives. The death toll from the floods in Nepal and Tibet has risen to at least 475, with several hundred people missing, including 537 tourists.
On Friday, Nepalese authorities released a list of the names of all known missing tourists. Thirty-three of them are British nationals, among them a 13-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy. The search for survivors comes as warnings of further flooding across the region continue.
Details of the missing are emerging slowly. Fishtail Tours and Travels confirmed that Leena Bector, from Slough, was among 27 travellers linked to the company who remain unaccounted for. Her husband, Bhupesh Bector, told The Times: "I know that she's in Nepal for sure, so even if they find her today or tomorrow, I need to be there." Essex nurse Rajendra Pudasaini said several of his relatives had been "swept away" by the floods.
Several of those missing had been making a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, a sacred Hindu site, according to Nepalese tour operator The Trekkers' Society. Alpine Eco Trek said it had not been able to establish contact with 12 Britons booked on a tour to the site. Four of the firm's Nepali tour guides are also missing.
The flood hit early on Wednesday in Rasuwa, just north of Kathmandu. Preliminary information suggested an earthquake was the cause, but the US Geological Survey said further analysis indicated that "the seismic energy was instead generated by a landslide". Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the UK had offered £5m to help the Nepalese government, describing it as a "very distressing and devastating situation".
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