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  "id": 3526888,
  "title": "Hundreds missing after devastating flood hits Nepal-Tibet border, 95 bodies recovered",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/hundreds-missing-after-devastating-flood-hits-nepal-tibet-border-95",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T14:41:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40436610/hundreds-missing-after-devastating-flood-hits-nepal-tibet-border-95-bodies-recovered"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A massive wall of mud and rock gave way along the Nepal-Tibet border, causing catastrophic floods that have left at least 95 people dead and hundreds missing, officials reported. The disaster, still unfolding, has devastated homes, roads, and power projects in Nepal, with authorities on both sides fearing higher casualties and massive destruction. Security footage captured on the Chinese side shows people fleeing as a torrent of rock, mud, and water destroys buildings and vehicles. Heavy rains have prompted flood alerts in northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, which rely on rivers flowing from the mountains down into the plains. Over 300 foreign travelers, including over 100 Indians and 12 British nationals, are among those missing. Rescue efforts in Nepal have recovered 95 bodies so far, with at least 65 people hospitalized in the area and in Kathmandu. The exact cause of the mudslide remains under investigation, but a 4.4 magnitude earthquake approximately seven minutes before the event may have triggered the debris-laden flood, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences. Local media reports indicate that 65 people are being treated for injuries in hospitals, with fears of a second flood due to a blockage upstream on the Nepal-China border river.",
  "summary": "KATHMANDU/BEIJING: A huge wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China’s Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding on the Nepali side that killed at least 95 people and left hundreds of tourists missing. In a still-unfolding disaster, verified videos showed dozens of people swept away at the border, with authorities on both sides fearing far…",
  "key_points": [
    "At least 95 bodies recovered, hundreds missing after devastating flood",
    "Mudslide triggered by 4.4 magnitude earthquake, investigation ongoing",
    "Over 300 foreign travelers, including 100 Indians and 12 Britons, missing"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "VnExpress International",
        "title": "341 foreign tourists missing after flash flood kills at least 95 on Nepal-Tibet border",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/341-foreign-tourists-missing-after-flash-flood-kills-at-least-95-on",
        "published": "2026-08-26T15:15:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Hundreds missing after devastating flood hits Nepal-Tibet border, 95 bodies recovered",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/hundreds-missing-after-devastating-flood-hits-nepal-tibet-border-95",
        "published": "2026-08-26T15:48:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Rescuers search for hundreds missing in Nepal-Tibet flash floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/rescuers-search-for-hundreds-missing-in-nepal-tibet-flash-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:14:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Four South Africans missing after deadly Nepal-Tibet flash floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/four-south-africans-missing-after-deadly-nepal-tibet-flash-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-26T17:24:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}