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Dutch minister reports contact with missing woman in Nepal floods; two others still missing

Dutch minister Tom Berendsen said contact was made with one missing Dutch woman in Nepal floods.

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Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen said on 2026-09-02 that contact has been made with one of the three Dutch people missing after the Nepal floods, specifically the woman who lives in Nepal. [1] Nepal's disaster management service reported on 2026-09-02 that the death toll from the floods has risen to 1114, with 3916 people still missing. [2] EU foreign ministers support the introduction of a ban on entry into the union for former Russian soldiers and tightening visa restrictions for Russians, according to Kallasová. [3] Chinese state media reported that the official death toll in Tibet stands at 16, with 546 people missing. [4] The two other missing Dutch people are 51-year-old Maaike Moolhuijsen from Haarlem and 29-year-old Christiaan Berghuis from Nijkerk, who were traveling with a group from Kathmandu to Mount Kailash in Tibet. [5] Kyiv was shaken by at least three explosions on Wednesday, with a drone destroying a six-story building. [6] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj appointed Sviatoslav Zaiats as the new commander of ground forces. [7] The Czech Republic is helping Ukraine in various ways, including launching a website called ProUkrainu with practical advice and news in Ukrainian. [8]
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  1. Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen said on 2026-09-02 that contact has been made with one of the three Dutch people missing after the Nepal floods, specifically the woman who lives in Nepal. · AD.nlNetherlands
  2. Nepal's disaster management service reported on 2026-09-02 that the death toll from the floods has risen to 1114, with 3916 people still missing. · AD.nlNetherlands
  3. EU foreign ministers support the introduction of a ban on entry into the union for former Russian soldiers and tightening visa restrictions for Russians, according to Kallasová. · BLESK.cz
  4. Chinese state media reported that the official death toll in Tibet stands at 16, with 546 people missing. · AD.nlNetherlands
  5. The two other missing Dutch people are 51-year-old Maaike Moolhuijsen from Haarlem and 29-year-old Christiaan Berghuis from Nijkerk, who were traveling with a group from Kathmandu to Mount Kailash in Tibet. · AD.nlNetherlands
  6. Kyiv was shaken by at least three explosions on Wednesday, with a drone destroying a six-story building. · BLESK.cz
  7. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj appointed Sviatoslav Zaiats as the new commander of ground forces. · BLESK.cz
  8. The Czech Republic is helping Ukraine in various ways, including launching a website called ProUkrainu with practical advice and news in Ukrainian. · BLESK.cz
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