A woman from has been named as one of the 33 British nationals missing after devastating flash floods in Nepal.<\/p>\n
Fishtail Tours and Travels confirmed Leena Bector, from Slough, was among 27 travellers linked to the tour company who remain unaccounted for.<\/p>\n
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.”<\/p>\n
The missing Britons are among hundreds of people unaccounted for as rescue efforts continue in the Rasuwa district, which borders China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. The floods struck on Wednesday after a glacier collapse triggered landslides and sent torrents of mud, water and debris downstream.<\/p>\n
In an update on Thursday evening, Nepal Police said 389 bodies had been recovered, while the number of people injured and rescued had risen to 466.<\/p>\n
Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said the number of foreign nationals still out of contact had increased to 517.<\/p>\n
Speaking to journalists during a visit to South Wales, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said: “It’s a devastating picture that is emerging from what has happened in Nepal.<\/p>\n
“Scenes that we’ve never seen the like of before, I don’t think, certainly in terms of the scale of the devastation.<\/p>\n
“So there is immediate action being taken. We are deploying consular support staff to the region so that British nationals will be able to access support 24\/7.”<\/p>\n
He added: “An offer has been made of emergency responders to head to the region, but that’s obviously a matter for the Nepalese government.<\/p>\n
“But also we’ve offered \u00a35 million to help with that response effort.<\/p>\n
“Obviously, there are a number of British nationals who currently are thought to be missing, and we’ll be providing all the support we can to their families in what is a very distressing and devastating situation.”<\/p>\n
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