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  "id": 3522787,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T14:24:16.000Z",
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  "summary": "A deadly flood has struck the Nepal-Tibet border, resulting in loss of life and leaving many unaccounted for. According to reports, at least 19 people have been killed, with 384 tourists, including 291 foreigners, still missing. The flood was triggered by a wall of mud and rock collapsing into a river, causing a torrent of mud and debris to burst from the banks and bury buildings.\n\nThe missing tourists include nationals from several countries, with reports specifying Americans, Indians, an Australian, Malaysians, and Britons. Rescue efforts are underway, with authorities working to locate those affected by the disaster. Images shared by Nepali police show floodwater surging through the river, sweeping away houses in its path.\n\nThe cause of the flood is believed to be linked to a 4.4 magnitude earthquake that struck the region, triggering an ice-rock avalanche on the Lhende Khola river in Nepal, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences. China's official Xinhua news agency reported \"major casualties\" from a mudslide at a Tibet trade hub on China's side of its border with Nepal.",
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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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        "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",
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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",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:36:04.000Z"
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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"
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        "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 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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