South Africa: Six South Africans Remain Unaccounted for After Nepal Flash Floods

South Africa: Six South Africans Remain Unaccounted for After Nepal Flash Floods

[SAnews.gov.za] Six South African nationals remain unaccounted for, following the devastating flash floods in Nepal, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) confirmed on Thursday.

UPDATE | Nepal floods: Six South Africans remain missing

Six South African nationals remain unaccounted for following devastating flash floods in Nepal, DIRCO has confirmed.

Six South Africans still missing after Nepal flash floods as DNA sent for identification

Six South Africans remain unaccounted for following devastating flash floods in Nepal, with DNA profiles from their biological relatives sent to Nepalese police and Interpol to assist identification efforts.

DNA testing underway in search for six South Africans missing after Nepal floods

Six South Africans remain missing after Nepal-Tibet floods. DIRCO sends DNA profiles to Nepalese police and Interpol as missions in India and China aid searches

Relief team departs Nepal as Ladysmith families await news

The Al-Imdaad Foundation has provided relief to more than 5,000 people affected by devastating floods in Nepal, as the search continues for six South Africans, including four people from Ladysmith. The foundation’s South African response team departed Nepal on Thursday, September 10, after a week-long deployment assisting communities affected by the August 26 floods in […]

Nepal Flood Disaster: 6 South Africans Remain Missing, DNA Samples Collected From Relatives

Pretoria – DNA profiles from the biological relatives of the six South African nationals still unaccounted for after the devastating flash floods in Nepal have been sent to that country. The Nepal floods struck on 26 August 2026, triggered by a glacier collapse in the Himalayas that sent torrents of water, ice, and debris into […]