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  "id": 3515657,
  "title": "Deadly flood hits Nepal-Tibet border, hundreds unaccounted for",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/deadly-flood-hits-nepal-tibet-border-hundreds-unaccounted-for-3515657",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T13:26:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
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  "summary": "A deadly flood hit the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday, killing at least 22 people and leaving hundreds of tourists unaccounted for. The torrent of mud and debris burst from the banks of a river, burying buildings and triggering a frantic search for survivors. Among those missing are Americans, Indians, an Australian, Malaysians, and Britons. The Nepal Army has deployed helicopters and disaster response personnel to the affected area, while the Nepal Electricity Authority reported that hydropower and solar facilities have been damaged, disrupting electricity supply. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported that the disaster resulted in major casualties and missing people at the Gyirong Port in Tibet. President Xi Jinping ordered an all-out rescue effort, emphasizing the urgency of searching for and rescuing the missing people, treating the injured, and minimizing casualties.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Over 380 missing, including tourists, after flood on Nepal-Tibet border kills at least 19",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/over-380-missing-including-tourists-after-flood-on-nepal-tibet-border",
        "published": "2026-08-26T11:28:00.000Z"
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        "title": "Devastating flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border kills nine, hundreds of tourists missing",
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        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "291 foreign tourists among hundreds missing after deadly flash flood hits Nepal-Tibet border",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/291-foreign-tourists-among-hundreds-missing-after-deadly-flash-flood",
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        "title": "At least 22 bodies recovered, hundreds missing after Nepal-Tibet flash floods",
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        "published": "2026-08-26T12:26:17.000Z"
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        "title": "Video shows scale of flash flood hitting Nepal-Tibet border",
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Seventeen dead and hundreds unaccounted for as flash flood hits Nepal-Tibet border",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/seventeen-dead-and-hundreds-unaccounted-for-as-flash-flood-hits-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:44:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Hundreds missing after deadly flood hits Nepal-Tibet border",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/hundreds-missing-after-deadly-flood-hits-nepal-tibet-border",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:07:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Deadly flood hits Nepal-Tibet border, hundreds unaccounted for",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/deadly-flood-hits-nepal-tibet-border-hundreds-unaccounted-for",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:15:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Mudslide on Nepal-Tibet border triggers catastrophic flooding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mudslide-on-nepal-tibet-border-triggers-catastrophic-flooding",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:27:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Deadly flood hits Nepal-Tibet border, hundreds unaccounted for",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/deadly-flood-hits-nepal-tibet-border-hundreds-unaccounted-for-3519925",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:08:16.000Z"
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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."
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