Factbox-List of nationalities of missing tourists in Nepal flood

Aug 27 (Reuters) - More ‌than 400 foreigners ​were ​among the 579 tourists missing after a catastrophic flood in the Himalayan nation of ‌Nepal, tourism officials said.

Here is a list of ⁠the nationalities of tourists who have been determined to be missing:

INDIA: ‌At least 130 to ‌133 Indians were reported missing, India's junior foreign minister told news agency ANI.

AUSTRALIA: A total of 34 ​Australians were reported missing and authorities were working with Nepal to locate them, Foreign Minister Penny Wong ⁠said.

UNITED STATES: At least 47 U.S. citizens are missing, the Associated Press ​said, citing a Nepal tourism board spokesperson.

BRITAIN: There were 33 British citizens were missing after ​the disaster, the Associated Press ‌said, citing a Nepal tourism board spokesperson.

CANADA: There are 24 Canadians missing, a spokesperson ⁠for Nepal's embassy in Canada said.

MALAYSIA: The Malaysian embassy in Nepal has lost contact with at least 11 citizens in ⁠the affected area, the Malaysian foreign ministry said.

SOUTH KOREA: Nine South ​Koreans working in a hydropower plant were missing and 10 more were stranded, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said late on Wednesday.

JAPAN: ‌Japan's embassy in Nepal was unable to establish contact with five of its ‌citizens and had requested that a search be conducted ⁠to locate them, Japan's ‌Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ​said in a post on social media website X.

(Compiled by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by Christian ‌Schmollinger)

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