King 'heartbroken' by deadly Nepal flash floods

At least 33 UK residents remain missing after deadly flash floods hit Nepal following the outburst of a glacial lake in Tibet The King says he and Queen Camilla are "heartbroken" by the deadly flash floods near the Nepal-Tibet border, as 33 people from the UK are missing including a 13-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy. The Prince and Princess of Wales also expressed their shock, saying they were "thinking of everyone caught up in this terrible disaster". The death toll from the floods has risen to at least 359, with more than 1,300 people missing, 644 of whom are tourists according to Nepali authorities. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the UK has offered £5m to help the Nepalese government following the floods, adding it was a "very distressing and devastating situation". King Charles said that he and the Queen were sending their "most profound sympathy to all those who have so tragically lost their loved ones". Other families are waiting for news, including Tatajana Phillips , from Folkestone in Kent, who said the last known location of her sister Julija Jakovicka was in the border area an hour before the flash floods struck. Mount Kailash - a peak in the Himalayas near the border between Nepal and Tibet - is considered the spiritual home of the Hindu god Shiva. The pilgrimage had only recently resumed after being disrupted first by the pandemic and then by tensions between India and China. The Trekkers' Society said nine UK nationals on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash are missing after they crossed the Nepal-Tibet border. Preliminary information suggested it was caused by an earthquake, but the US Geological Survey said additional analysis indicated "the seismic energy was instead generated by a landslide." It said a magnitude 5.2 seismic event caused by a "glacial collapse and debris flow" occurred near the border at 08:37 local time on Wednesday.