Government backtracks and does not confirm rescue of Portuguese citizen in Nepal
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Government backtracks and does not confirm rescue of Portuguese citizen in Nepal

SIC Notícias1 September 2026 at 21:56

The Portuguese government backtracked and did not confirm the rescue of a Portuguese citizen in Nepal, after having given previous indications about their recovery.

There are approximately 4,000 people missing due to the floods that occurred a week ago on the border between Nepal and Tibet.

Of those missing, almost 600 are citizens of 39 different countries, with Portugal being included in that list of affected countries.

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