{
  "id": 3655710,
  "title": "Nepal flash floods deaths reach 160, hundreds missing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-flash-floods-deaths-reach-160-hundreds-missing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T03:22:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Thaiger",
    "slug": "the-thaiger",
    "url": "https://thethaiger.com/news/world/nepal-flash-floods-deaths-157-missing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Flash floods in Nepal have claimed at least 160 lives, with hundreds more still missing, according to the Nepal Police. The death toll includes 49 hospital admissions, mostly from Nuwakot and Rasuwa districts, and is expected to rise. The Nepal Tourism Board reports 403 people are unaccounted for, including 341 foreign nationals from 26 countries. Indian pilgrims, American and British tourists, and South Korean workers are among the missing. Nepal's Prime Minister has mobilized the army, police and Armed Police Force to aid in the rescue effort, with 1,697 army personnel deployed and 656 on standby. Six military helicopters have already rescued 106 people. Nepal's foreign minister initially suspected an earthquake, but a US Geological Survey found no seismic activity in the area. Scientists at the Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development concluded that a glacier avalanche blocked the Lhende Khola, which then released its water catastrophically. Nepal has requested assistance from India and China, with 1,697 army personnel deployed and 656 on standby.",
  "summary": "Nepal's Tourism Council reports 403 people missing, including 341 foreign nationals from 26 countries, as rescue teams search flood-hit areas near the Bhotekoshi River. The story Nepal flash floods deaths reach 160, hundreds missing as seen on Thaiger News .",
  "key_points": [
    "At least 160 deaths and 400+ missing in Nepal flash floods",
    "49 hospital admissions from Nuwakot and Rasuwa districts",
    "Nepal PM mobilizes army, 1,697 deployed, 656 on standby"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Nepal Flash Floods: India Sends 10 Tonnes Of Humanitarian Aid As Death Toll Hits 157, Nearly 400 Remain Missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-flash-floods-india-sends-10-tonnes-of-humanitarian-aid-as-death",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:49:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Devastating flash floods in Nepal: Four South Africans among the missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/devastating-flash-floods-in-nepal-four-south-africans-among-the",
        "published": "2026-08-27T04:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(LEAD) Gov't sends emergency response team to Nepal over 9 missing S. Koreans after massive floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/lead-govt-sends-emergency-response-team-to-nepal-over-9-missing-s",
        "published": "2026-08-27T04:52:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Nepal flash floods: Why the avalanche resembles Chamoli, but with greater impact",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-flash-floods-why-the-avalanche-resembles-chamoli-but-with",
        "published": "2026-08-27T05:00:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}