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  "id": 3511140,
  "title": "8 Koreans missing, 10 stranded in flood in Nepal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/8-koreans-missing-10-stranded-in-flood-in-nepal-3511140",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T13:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260826/8-koreans-missing-10-stranded-in-flood-in-nepal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul's foreign ministry reported on Wednesday that eight Korean workers were unaccounted for and ten others stranded following a devastating flood in Nepal. The missing Koreans were employees of Korea South-East Power and construction firm Doosan Enerbility, who were working on building a hydropower plant in Rasuwa district. An additional ten Koreans affiliated with Doosan Enerbility were stranded in the area, awaiting rescue. The Nepalese government dispatched a helicopter to assist with the evacuation efforts. The Korean Embassy in Nepal alerted the Nepalese authorities after discovering the missing workers and requested an urgent search and rescue operation. President Lee Jae Myung, upon being informed of the situation, directed authorities to mobilize all available resources for an immediate search and rescue operation, according to senior presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung. The flash floods occurred near the Nepal-Tibet border, resulting in the deaths of 19 people and leaving hundreds more missing.",
  "summary": "Eight Koreans were unaccounted for and 10 others were stranded following a massive flood in Nepal, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. The eight missing Koreans were employees of Korea South-East Power and plant builder Doosan Enerbility, who were working on the construction of a hydropower plant in Nepal's Rasuwa district, the ministry said. Another 10 Koreans affiliated with Doosan…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "After Nepal flash floods, tourism board says 105 Indian travellers missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/after-nepal-flash-floods-tourism-board-says-105-indian-travellers",
        "published": "2026-08-26T10:10:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Nepal floods kill 16; 105 Indians among 384 US, UK tourists reported missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/nepal-floods-kill-16-105-indians-among-384-us-uk-tourists-reported",
        "published": "2026-08-26T11:07:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "384 tourists, including foreigners, out of contact after Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/384-tourists-including-foreigners-out-of-contact-after-nepal-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-26T11:50:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "19 killed, 384 travellers missing in Nepal floods at China border; 'major casualties' reported in Tibet mudslide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/19-killed-384-travellers-missing-in-nepal-floods-at-china-border",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:17:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Photos: Avalanche floods kill eight, hundreds missing in Nepal’s Himalayas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/photos-avalanche-floods-kill-eight-hundreds-missing-in-nepals",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:22:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(2nd LD) 8 S. Koreans missing, 10 stranded in flood in Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/2nd-ld-8-s-koreans-missing-10-stranded-in-flood-in-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:43:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "8 Koreans missing, 10 stranded in flood in Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/8-koreans-missing-10-stranded-in-flood-in-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:57:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}