British aid worker mistakenly identified as a survivor of Nepal-Tibet disaster

More than 1,000 people confirmed dead and more than 4,000, including 36 British nationals, remain missing A British aid worker was mistakenly identified by Nepalese authorities as a rescued survivor after returning to Kathmandu on a humanitarian aid flight. Alastair Chambers, a 45-year-old former Gloucester councillor,

The unnamed British survivor was among 119 people pulled alive from mud and debris after catastrophic floods struck Nepal and neighbouring China.

The horrifying flash floods have killed more than 1,000 people.

Sarah Hooper | Live News Reporter Published September 1, 2026 3:57pm Updated September 1, 2026 4:00pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Nepalese authorities announced that 118 Nepalese people and one British man were pulled alive from the rubb