British aid worker says Nepal authorities mistook him for floods survivor: ‘Sorry, I haven’t been rescued’
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- Former councillor Alastair Chambers, 45, said the mix-up happened when he returned to the capital Kathmandu on a humanitarian aid flight after volunteering in a remote villageS1
- Alastair Chambers, a former councillor, says he was mistaken for a survivor of the flash floods by Nepali officials.S2
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British aid worker says Nepal authorities mistook him for floods survivor: ‘Sorry, I haven’t been rescued’
Former councillor Alastair Chambers, 45, said the mix-up happened when he returned to the capital Kathmandu on a humanitarian aid flight after volunteering in a remote village
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British volunteer aid worker says he was mistaken for floods survivor
Alastair Chambers, a former councillor, says he was mistaken for a survivor of the flash floods by Nepali officials.
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British aid worker says Nepal authorities mistook him for floods survivor: ‘Sorry, I haven’t been rescued’
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Published Sep 1, 2026
What to know
- Former councillor Alastair Chambers, 45, said the mix-up happened when he returned to the capital Kathmandu on a humanitarian aid flight after volunteering in a remote villageS1
- Alastair Chambers, a former councillor, says he was mistaken for a survivor of the flash floods by Nepali officials.S2
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