South Africa: Six South Africans Remain Unaccounted for After Nepal Flash Floods

What the report says

Six South African nationals remain unaccounted for after flash floods in Nepal, according to South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), as reported by SAnews.gov.za and distributed by AllAfrica. The update was published on Thursday, 10 September 2026, and comes as Nepal continues to deal with the aftermath of severe flooding.

DIRCO said it acted after a formal request from the Nepalese government by arranging with the South African Police Service to collect DNA profiles from biological relatives of the missing people. Those profiles were gathered through the SAPS Victim Identification Centre under the division responsible for detectives and forensic services, then sent to police in Nepal and Interpol in Kathmandu.

South African diplomatic missions in New Delhi and Beijing are also said to be working with host countries to support the wider response. DIRCO said there was still no confirmation from authorities in Nepal or China/Tibet about the six missing South Africans and that it would keep monitoring developments and update the families as more information becomes available.

The case highlights the international coordination often needed after major disasters, especially when people are missing across borders and identification depends on cooperation between local authorities, foreign governments and police agencies.