The Australian government is urgently seeking information on the welfare of at least 35 Australians missing in Nepal, after a catastrophic(灾难性的) flash flood(暴洪，骤发洪水) swept through(席卷，横扫) the Nepal-Tibet border region.
在尼泊尔与西藏交界地区发生灾难性山洪后，澳大利亚政府正紧急搜寻至少35名在尼泊尔失踪的澳大利亚人的安危信息。
Assistant minister for foreign affairs, Matt Thistlethwaite, said on Thursday evening that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Dfat) was “working around the clock(夜以继日，全天候)” to verify(核实，查证) the status of the missing Australians. The figure is based on reports from the Nepali Tourism Board and officials on the ground(在现场，在当地).
外交事务助理部长马特·西斯尔思韦特周四晚表示，外交贸易部（Dfat）正“夜以继日”工作，以核实失踪澳大利亚人的情况。这一数字基于尼泊尔旅游局和当地官员的报告。
Thistlethwaite confirmed Dfat staff were operating from the post in Kathmandu, and that the government would send a crisis response team(危机应对小组) to the affected region.
西斯尔思韦特证实，外交贸易部工作人员正在加德满都的岗位开展工作，政府将向受灾地区派遣一支危机应对小组。