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  "id": 3496392,
  "title": "Nepal flash floods put Bihar on alert, response teams on standby",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/nepal-flash-floods-put-bihar-on-alert-response-teams-on-standby",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T11:11:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nepal-flash-floods-put-bihar-on-alert-response-teams-on-standby-10850522/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Flash floods triggered by a glacial lake outburst in Nepal have prompted Bihar to mobilize its disaster response teams and prepare for possible inundations. The Bhotekoshi River, which surged downstream, caused water levels in the Trishuli basin and the Gandak River system to rise. Bihar authorities opened all 36 floodgates at Valmikinagar as a precautionary measure. A technical team has been dispatched to monitor the situation. The Gandak Barrage recorded a discharge of 86,000 cusecs at 12 noon, with the water level at 4.77 meters at the Devghat gauge, exceeding the danger level of 9 meters and warning level of 7.30 meters. Teams from the National and State Disaster Response Forces are being deployed to affected areas. Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary convened an emergency meeting to review the situation and ensure all necessary actions are taken promptly. Citizens can report flood-related emergencies through a toll-free number or other contact numbers provided by the department.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Nepal flash floods prompt Bihar to mobilize disaster response teams",
    "Bhotekoshi River surge raises Trishuli and Gandak River water levels",
    "Bihar authorities open floodgates and deploy technical monitoring teams"
  ],
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        "title": "Nepal flash floods put Bihar on alert, response teams on standby",
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        "published": "2026-08-26T11:11:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Alert In UP And Bihar After Flash Floods Kill 16 In Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/alert-in-up-and-bihar-after-flash-floods-kill-16-in-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-26T11:13:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Bihar On Alert As Flash Flood Risk In Nepal's Gandak Catchment Raises Water Surge Concerns",
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        "published": "2026-08-26T11:18:26.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Nepal flash floods kill at least 8, leave hundreds missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/nepal-flash-floods-kill-at-least-8-leave-hundreds-missing",
        "published": "2026-08-26T11:32:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Eleven Malaysians out of contact after Nepal floods, says Foreign Ministry (VIDEO)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/eleven-malaysians-out-of-contact-after-nepal-floods-says-foreign",
        "published": "2026-08-26T11:42:50.000Z"
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        "title": "HT Evening News Brief Aug 26: India slams UN over report, GIVA caves to backlash, Toxic review, Nepal floods",
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        "published": "2026-08-26T12:33:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Ice avalanche, glacial lake or earthquake? What triggered Nepal’s deadly floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/ice-avalanche-glacial-lake-or-earthquake-what-triggered-nepals-deadly",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:39:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Nepal flash floods: Did earthquakes trigger the avalanche that left at least 22 dead and hundreds missing?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/nepal-flash-floods-did-earthquakes-trigger-the-avalanche-that-left-at",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:22:07.000Z"
      }
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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."
}