"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is aware that a Swedish citizen in his 40s, resident in Svealand, and a foreign citizen in his 30s, resident in Götaland, have been reported missing in connection with the landslide in the border area between Nepal and Tibet," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs writes.
The information that a Swedish citizen was missing first came from Nepal's tourism authority.
Entire villages were swept away as rapidly rising rivers in the Nepal-Tibet border region overflowed on Wednesday. The flood, believed to have been caused by a glacier collapse, swept away soil and debris, burying entire residential areas, infrastructure and markets.
The day after the disaster, more than 350 deaths had been confirmed in Nepal alone. Around 1,400 people, including hundreds of tourists, are listed as missing in Nepal and China, according to AFP.
People from over 30 countries are among the missing, according to information from the Nepal Tourism Authority. The largest group among the foreigners are Indians. Several dozen are also missing from the United States and Ukraine. A Swedish citizen is also on the list.
However, given that search and rescue operations are still ongoing, the information should be considered preliminary.
