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  "id": 3516560,
  "title": "Mudslide on Nepal-Tibet border triggers catastrophic flooding",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mudslide-on-nepal-tibet-border-triggers-catastrophic-flooding",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T13:27:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/mudslide-on-nepal-tibet-border-triggers-catastrophic-flooding/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At least four hundred and eighty-four travelers remain missing following devastating floods that inundated the Nepal-Tibet border region. The Nepal Tourism Board reports that one hundred and ninety-five of the missing are foreign nationals, with one hundred and five of them being Indian citizens. At least nine lives have been lost, and rescue efforts are currently underway. Initial reports suggest that a 4.4 magnitude earthquake, which occurred approximately seven minutes before footage of fleeing individuals was captured, may have triggered a catastrophic ice-rock avalanche on the Lhende Khola river. This river straddles the border between Nepal and Tibet. Nepal's Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal stated in parliament that the initial evidence points to an earthquake and subsequent avalanche causing the catastrophic floods. Chinese news agency Xinhua confirmed that the mudslide struck the Nepalese side, impacting the Gyirong port in Shigatse City, Tibet. This event disrupted roads, communications, and power supplies in the Shigatse region near the border. Eyewitness videos depict a wall of mud and rock collapsing into the river, dragging dozens of people into the torrential waters. Both Nepalese and Chinese authorities are grappling with the enormity of the disaster, fearing even higher casualty counts and extensive damage. In Nepal, homes, roads, and power projects were swept away, while officials in Tibet expressed deep concern over potential \"major casualties,\" with reports of missing individuals in Gyirong county following the mudslide that breached a border crossing.",
  "summary": "It is suspected that an earthquake struck the region and triggered an ice-rock avalanche.",
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        "published": "2026-08-26T11:28:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Devastating flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border kills nine, hundreds of tourists missing",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/291-foreign-tourists-among-hundreds-missing-after-deadly-flash-flood",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:11:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "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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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Video shows scale of flash flood hitting Nepal-Tibet border",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/video-shows-scale-of-flash-flood-hitting-nepal-tibet-border",
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        "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",
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
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        "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": "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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