{
  "id": 17160383,
  "title": "Bhutan lake outburst triggers flash flood alert along Sankosh river in Bengal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/bhutan-lake-outburst-triggers-flash-flood-alert-along-sankosh-river",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T18:01:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/alert-sounded-in-alipurduar-after-bhutan-lake-outburst/articleshow/135326333.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bengal forest minister Manoj Oraon issued a warning to residents near the Sankosh river. This warning follows an outburst from Shintaphu Lake in Bhutan. Residents living in Kumargram area have been advised to remain alert to rising water levels. Local authorities have begun relocating affected individuals to safer areas for their protection. An assessment of possible livestock losses is expected…",
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    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Glacial Lake Outburst In Bhutan Sends Flash Floods Warning To Bengal, Assam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/glacial-lake-outburst-in-bhutan-sends-flash-floods-warning-to-bengal",
        "published": "2026-10-30T01:52:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Bhutan glacial lake outburst triggers flood, no injuries reported",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/bhutan-glacial-lake-outburst-triggers-flood-no-injuries-reported",
        "published": "2026-10-30T03:03:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Bhutan Glacial Lake Burst triggers flood alert in Bengal, Assam: All you need to know",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/bhutan-glacial-lake-burst-triggers-flood-alert-in-bengal-assam-all",
        "published": "2026-10-30T03:26:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Bhutan glacial flood triggers evacuations along India’s Sankosh River",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/bhutan-glacial-flood-triggers-evacuations-along-indias-sankosh-river",
        "published": "2026-10-30T04:00:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Bhutan Glacial Lake Outburst Triggers Flash Flood Alerts In West Bengal, Assam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/bhutan-glacial-lake-outburst-triggers-flash-flood-alerts-in-west",
        "published": "2026-10-30T04:05:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Bhutan glacial lake outburst triggers flood, no injuries reported",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/bhutan-glacial-lake-outburst-triggers-flood-no-injuries-reported-17180035",
        "published": "2026-10-30T04:42:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}