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  "id": 3648927,
  "title": "Lee to hold emergency meeting to discuss rescue efforts for Koreans missing in Nepal flood",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/lee-to-hold-emergency-meeting-to-discuss-rescue-efforts-for-koreans",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T03:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260827/lee-to-hold-emergency-meeting-to-discuss-rescue-efforts-for-koreans-missing-in-nepal-flood"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung was scheduled to convene an emergency meeting on Thursday to deliberate on safeguarding the wellbeing of numerous Korean laborers adversely affected by severe floods in Nepal, according to the presidential office. The Korean leader had previously canceled a previously arranged session with his high-ranking officials in the afternoon to instead hold the urgent assessment gathering, as reported by the presidential spokesperson, Kang Yu-jung. The catastrophic floods impacted both China and Nepal on Wednesday, resulting in over 150 fatalities so far and hundreds remaining missing. As of Thursday, nine Koreans — all personnel of Korean enterprises operating in Nepal — were still unaccounted for, and the government was gearing up to dispatch an emergency response team to assist in the search for the nationals. The day prior, Lee had instructed the government to undertake every possible measure to locate the missing Koreans by mobilizing all available resources. Subsequently, Cheong Wa Dae has also postponed Lee's scheduled lunch meeting with ruling party lawmakers, originally planned for Friday.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung was set to hold an emergency meeting Thursday to discuss measures to ensure the safety of many Korean workers hit by massive floods in Nepal, the presidential office said. Lee has called off a scheduled meeting with his key aides in the afternoon and will instead hold the emergency assessment meeting, according to presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung. Catastrophic floods…",
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        "published": "2026-08-27T00:49:00.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Rescuers search for survivors after devastating Nepal flood",
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        "published": "2026-08-27T01:12:51.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Nepal flash floods LIVE: Death count crosses 150, hundreds missing, including 133 Indians; India sends relief materials",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/eu-activates-satellite-surveillance-system-to-aid-nepal-flood-recovery",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:08:36.000Z"
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      {
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        "title": "Rescuers search for survivors after devastating Nepal flood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/rescuers-search-for-survivors-after-devastating-nepal-flood-3646224",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:15:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee to hold emergency meeting to discuss rescue efforts for S. Koreans missing in Nepal flood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/lee-to-hold-emergency-meeting-to-discuss-rescue-efforts-for-s-koreans",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:39:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation AU",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/tsunami-of-dirt-what-caused-nepals-deadly-glacial-flood",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:56:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee to hold emergency meeting to discuss rescue efforts for Koreans missing in Nepal flood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/lee-to-hold-emergency-meeting-to-discuss-rescue-efforts-for-koreans-3650410",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:07:02.000Z"
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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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