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  "id": 3519925,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T14:08:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/deadly-flood-hits-nepal-tibet-border-hundreds-unaccounted-for/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A deadly flood has struck the Nepal-Tibet border, resulting in significant loss of life and many people unaccounted for. According to SABC News, at least 9 people have been killed, while Punch Nigeria reports 19 dead and Channel News Asia reports 22 dead. The number of people missing is estimated to be around 384, including 291 foreigners from various countries such as the US, India, Australia, Malaysia, and the UK.\n\nThe flood is believed to have been triggered by an earthquake, which caused an ice-rock avalanche on the Lhende Khola river in Nepal, according to SABC News. The German Research Centre for Geosciences reported a 4.4 magnitude quake approximately seven minutes before the flood. The flood swept through the Himalayan region, burying buildings and triggering a frantic search for survivors.\n\nRescue efforts are underway on both sides of the border, with Nepal's tourism board working to establish the whereabouts of the missing tourists and locals. Several areas downstream of the Bhote Koshi river are on high alert, and roads, communications, and power in the region have been disrupted.",
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    "outlets": 11,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Devastating flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border kills nine, hundreds of tourists missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/devastating-flash-flood-on-nepal-tibet-border-kills-nine-hundreds-of",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:08:34.000Z"
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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",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:11:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "At least 22 bodies recovered, hundreds missing after Nepal-Tibet flash floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/at-least-22-bodies-recovered-hundreds-missing-after-nepal-tibet-flash",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:26:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:36:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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",
        "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-3522787",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:24:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}