Officials say 24 Canadians missing after flash floods in Nepal and China

By Brittany Hobson Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is closely following the situation in Nepal and China after two dozen Canadians were reported missing in flash flooding in the region. Officials in Nepal said Wednesday that 24 people from Canada were among those missing in the flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China. Police in Nepal reported at least 157 dead and hundreds of tourists, workers and others are unaccounted for. China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported at least three dead and 265 missing in the Tibet region’s Gyirong County. Carney said all Canadians in the region should sign up for Registration of Canadians Abroad, a free service that lets the federal government contact and assist citizens during an emergency in other countries. “The flash floods…

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