Families of Nepal-Tibet Flood Victims Search Alone as No Authority Tracks the Missing

Flash floods killed 691 across Nepal and Tibet; over 3,000 remain missing. Victims span 30-plus countries, yet no single authority maintains a comprehensive missing-persons list. Consular notifications — official diplomatic alerts to foreign governments — lag behind events on the ground. Families of 41 missing Australians, among others, are funding and conducting their own searches, bypassing official channels entirely.