{
  "id": 3674761,
  "title": "In deadly Nepal flash floods, a mango tree saves man; he says, ‘Wall of water came thundering down as if...’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/in-deadly-nepal-flash-floods-a-mango-tree-saves-man-he-says-wall-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T05:30:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/world/in-deadly-nepal-flash-floods-a-mango-tree-saves-man-survivor-he-says-wall-of-water-came-thundering-down-as-if-11787807428895.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bibek Kumal, a 24-year-old Nepali man, narrowly escaped death in the deadly Nepal flash floods when a mango tree saved his life. Working outside a newly built house in Bidur near the Nepal-Himalayan border with China's Tibet, Kumal was digging a toilet pit when a massive wall of water, mud, and rock swept through the area. His four co-workers shouted at him to get out, and Kumal ran, eventually clinging to the mango tree for safety. He recounted, \"A wall of water came thundering down as if it was an earthquake.\" As he clung to the tree, the house he had been working on disappeared. Rescuers later reached Kumal and pulled him to safety, where he suffered injuries to his right leg. Three others injured in the flood were also being treated. The floods, triggered by a glacial collapse rather than an earthquake, resulted in over 1,300 people reported missing and at least 165 confirmed deaths. Rescue efforts, involving police, military personnel, and helicopters, were ongoing while floodwaters receded.",
  "summary": "Bibek Kumal, 24, was working in Bidur near Nepal's Himalayan border with China's Tibet when he witnessed a massive gush as a “wall of water,” mud, and rock came roaring down, sweeping him and everything near him away.",
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    "outlets": 10,
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-floods-160-killed-133-indian-nationals-among-nearly-750-missing",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:27:26.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "54 Malaysians uncontactable after Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/54-malaysians-uncontactable-after-nepal-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:12:25.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-flash-floods-what-caused-massive-gush-of-mud-to-engulf-rasuwa",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:50:39.000Z"
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        "title": "Drone vision of Nepal flash floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/drone-vision-of-nepal-flash-floods-3671889",
        "published": "2026-08-27T04:34:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Drone vision of Nepal flash floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/drone-vision-of-nepal-flash-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-27T04:34:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Nepal floods: Retired school teacher, ex-SAIL employee among those missing from WB",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-floods-retired-school-teacher-ex-sail-employee-among-those",
        "published": "2026-08-27T04:41:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Nepal floods: Aerial views show trail of destruction after massive debris surge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-floods-aerial-views-show-trail-of-destruction-after-massive",
        "published": "2026-08-27T04:46:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Around 1,000 people missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods caused by a glacial collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/around-1-000-people-missing-in-nepal-and-tibet-after-catastrophic",
        "published": "2026-08-27T04:49:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Nepal flash floods: SDRF on high alert in Uttarakhand's border district of Champawat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-flash-floods-sdrf-on-high-alert-in-uttarakhands-border-district",
        "published": "2026-08-27T05:11:12.000Z"
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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."
}