‘We praise God’: Australian woman feared missing in Nepal flooding makes contact with family

Cara Severino has spoken with her parents – but still faces a trek of more than 110km to reach Kathmandu on foot ‘So desperately loved’: ADF member among dozens of Australians missing in Nepal floods as families pray for safe return How Nepali diaspora is responding to flood disaster and how Australians can help in relief effort Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast An Australian woman has made contact with her family, more than two days after she was reported missing in flash flooding in Nepal. At least 584 people have been killed and more than 1,900 are missing after a catastrophic flash flood hit the China-Nepal border on Wednesday. Cara Severino, 25, is the first of 41 Australians reported missing in the tragedy who has been confirmed safe. But she is still hiking away from the disaster zone, attempting to reach Kathmandu on foot with a group of Nepali hikers – a trek of more than 110km. Her parents, Debbie and Frank Severino, confirmed in a statement that she had no phone reception, and her own phone had a flat battery, but that she had contacted them on Friday morning to say she was safe. “She was hiking the Langtang trek and was stranded,” t