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The death toll from the devastating flash flood in the border region between Nepal and Tibet has climbed to more than 600 and the number of missing is now nearly 3,000. 41 Australians remain unaccounted for. Family members have started arriving in Nepal, desperate for any news of their loved ones and calling for more co-ordination between the Nepali and Chinese authorities.

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00:01ABC correspondent Natalie Whiting is in Kathmandu and joins us now.
00:07Natalie, response teams from Australia have arrived today.
00:09What does that help look like?
00:12Yes, that's right, Charlotte. We are seeing that additional support from Australia come here to Nepal.
00:19These are members of crisis support teams and rapid response teams.
00:23They have special skills with humanitarian disasters and logistical support,
00:30so they'll be offering those services and that assistance here.
00:34The Australian ambassador to Nepal was on hand to welcome them at the airport just a short time ago, in
00:39fact.
00:40They'll be working alongside around 20 officials who are already here on the ground offering consular support
00:46to the many Australians who have been impacted by this devastating disaster.
00:52We are still seeing the rescue and recovery efforts continue and with some success,
00:59but as we move further from that 72-hour, the so-called golden window for finding survivors,
01:06unfortunately some people here are starting to lose hope.
01:10I've had some people say to me that they no longer expect their loved one to be found alive.
01:15They're now just hoping that their body can be recovered so that they can perform proper burial rites.
01:24The Android services Network will often be considered for farmers.
01:24They're coming?
01:25The Android services Network did for visitors at the bartender,

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