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  "id": 3658049,
  "title": "160 dead, 647 missing as floods devastate Nepal, Tibet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/160-dead-647-missing-as-floods-devastate-nepal-tibet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T03:54:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/160-dead-647-missing-as-floods-devastate-nepal-tibet/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Floods in Nepal and Tibet have resulted in 160 deaths and 647 people missing. The missing include 341 foreign nationals from 26 countries, according to the Nepal Tourism Board. Among them are 133 Indian pilgrims heading to Mount Kailash in Tibet, 47 Americans, and 33 British nationals.\n\nThe floods have also affected Nepalis, with 62 trekkers missing while heading to Gosaikunda lake for the Janai Purnima festival and 85 security personnel unaccounted for, including 44 from the Nepal Army, 28 from Nepal Police, and 13 from the Armed Police Force.\n\nAdditionally, 60 workers at the Langtang Khola hydropower project have been out of contact. A group of 47 people, including two Singaporeans, 15 Australians, 10 Canadians, eight Americans, two Britons, and one Russian-American dual citizen, were among those missing, as per Channel News Asia and CNA - Singapore.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "21 TN pilgrims stuck in Nepal floods safe, search on for 36",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/21-tn-pilgrims-stuck-in-nepal-floods-safe-search-on-for-36",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:57:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "What experts know so far about Nepal's deadly floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/what-experts-know-so-far-about-nepals-deadly-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:02:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Nepal floods: Social media update eases sister's fears over sibling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-floods-social-media-update-eases-sisters-fears-over-sibling",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:09:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "What triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flash floods? USGS rules out earthquake",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/what-triggered-nepals-catastrophic-flash-floods-usgs-rules-out",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:29:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "What experts know so far about Nepal’s deadly floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/what-experts-know-so-far-about-nepals-deadly-floods-3670359",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:51:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "160 dead, 647 missing as floods devastate Nepal, Tibet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/160-dead-647-missing-as-floods-devastate-nepal-tibet-3660545",
        "published": "2026-08-27T04:08:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘Just a day ago, we were there’: Mumbai actor on narrow escape from Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/just-a-day-ago-we-were-there-mumbai-actor-on-narrow-escape-from-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-27T04:55:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}