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  "id": 3650410,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T03:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "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 is set to hold an urgent meeting on Thursday to address the safety concerns of Korean workers affected by devastating floods in Nepal, according to the presidential office. The meeting, which will be led by Lee, comes after catastrophic floods hit both China and Nepal on Wednesday, resulting in over 150 confirmed fatalities and hundreds still missing. As of Thursday, nine Koreans — employees of Korean companies operating in Nepal — remain missing, and the government is preparing to send an emergency response team to assist in the search efforts. On Wednesday, Lee directed the government to utilize all available resources in the search for the missing Koreans. In response to these efforts, Cheong Wa Dae, the official residence of the South Korean president, has also postponed Lee's scheduled lunch meeting with ruling party lawmakers, which was 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": "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",
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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",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:02:03.000Z"
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