First Australian declared dead in Nepal floods | 9 News Australia
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The first Australian fatality in the Nepal flooding disaster has been confirmed. Michael Keats, a hiker from Mollymook on the NSW South Coast, is believed to have been returning from a journey to Mount Kailash in Tibet when the floods struck. | Subscribe and š: http://9Soci.al/KM6e50GjSK9 | Get more breaking news at nine.com.au FOLLOW 9News Australia āŗ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/9News/ āŗ Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NewsAUS āŗ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9news/ Join 9News for the latest in news and events that affect you in your local city, as well as news from across Australia and the world. #BREAKINGNEWS #9NEWS #AUSTRALIA
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