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[^3]\n\nFamilies in Nepal held symbolic funerals on 2026-09-02 while rescuers searched for survivors and bodies after a major earthquake struck the country. [^4]\n\nSurvivors in Nepal recounted being knocked into roadside drains by a powerful wave before clinging to vegetation on the hillside to escape the flood. [^5]\n\nFour more Australians were confirmed safe in the Nepal-Tibet flood disaster as of Wednesday, bringing the total to five since Tuesday, but 38 Australians remain unaccounted-for. [^6]\n\nCardak Raj Paudel, the Minister of Tourism of Nepal, issued a video message on 2026-04-02 urging international tourists not to cancel their travel plans to Nepal. [^7]\n\nSringeri Peetha is extending monetary assistance and emergency relief to people in Nepal affected by flash floods, as reported by Deccan Herald on 2026-09-02. [^8]\n\nNepal has initiated a push to seek climate compensation from China, the United States, and India. [^9]\n\nChinese state media reported 16 deaths and 546 missing people on the Tibetan side of the border. [^10]\n\nThe inclusion of Chinese figures elevates the total provisional victim count for the catastrophe to 1,066 deaths and 4,562 missing people. [^11]\n\nHundreds of the missing individuals in Nepal were workers trapped in hydropower tunnels. 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