Australia Dispatches Aid Flight to Nepal Amid Concerns for Missing Citizens

News live: Penny Wong has ‘grave concerns’ for missing Australians in Nepal; capital city house prices fall below $1m

Australian flight transporting aid supplies leaves for Nepal this morning. Follow updates live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast An RAAF flight containing hygiene kits, shelter, and solar lights will leave for Nepal this morning, as the foreign minister and acting prime minister, Penny Wong, says grave concerns are held over the 43 missing Australians after the Nepal-Tibet flash flood. More than 4,400 people are still missing on both sides of the border, with more ...

By Martin Farrer