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  "id": 3679455,
  "title": "Penny Wong confirms at least 34 Australians in Nepal are missing after flash flood – video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/penny-wong-confirms-at-least-34-australians-in-nepal-are-missing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T05:56:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/aug/27/penny-wong-confirms-at-least-34-australians-in-nepal-are-missing-after-flash-flood-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong has confirmed that at least 34 Australians are among those missing after flash floods swept through the Nepal-Tibet border. The floods, triggered by a glacial collapse, have left hundreds of people missing, with a confirmed death toll of at least 165. According to The Korea Times, nearly 1,500 people, including at least 800 foreigners, are missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet.\n\nThe floods have devastated local infrastructure and villages, mainly in the Rasuwa and Dhading districts near the Nepal-China border. Rescue efforts are underway, with police and military personnel, as well as helicopters, assisting in evacuations. However, operations are limited until floodwaters recede. The US Geological Survey and other sources confirm that the flood was caused by a glacial collapse and debris flow.\n\nThe Australian government has deployed extra Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade personnel to assist with the situation. Penny Wong said she does not want to confirm details of the missing Australians until the government has engaged with their next of kin.",
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    "outlets": 10,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Nepal flash flood: Australia-based couple from Odisha among hundreds missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-flash-flood-australia-based-couple-from-odisha-among-hundreds",
        "published": "2026-08-27T05:04:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "On Indians missing after Nepal floods, Centre asks states for info",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/on-indians-missing-after-nepal-floods-centre-asks-states-for-info",
        "published": "2026-08-27T05:37:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "MFA: 53 Ukrainian citizens reported missing in Nepal disaster zone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/mfa-53-ukrainian-citizens-reported-missing-in-nepal-disaster-zone",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:24:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RFI English",
        "title": "EU sends help as Nepal flood kills 165, hundreds of tourists remain missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/eu-sends-help-as-nepal-flood-kills-165-hundreds-of-tourists-remain",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:36:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "1,500 missing after glacial collapse in Nepal and Tibet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/1-500-missing-after-glacial-collapse-in-nepal-and-tibet",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:37:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "From SA to Australia: Where the tourists missing in Nepal are from",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/from-sa-to-australia-where-the-tourists-missing-in-nepal-are-from",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:38:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Nepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet border",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-flash-flood-more-than-1-500-missing-mostly-tourists-after",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:51:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "700 foreigners among 1,500 missing after devastating flash floods in Nepal, China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/700-foreigners-among-1-500-missing-after-devastating-flash-floods-in",
        "published": "2026-08-27T07:06:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Nepal flash floods: Bihar CM conducts aerial survey of flood-hit areas in State",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-flash-floods-bihar-cm-conducts-aerial-survey-of-flood-hit-areas",
        "published": "2026-08-27T07:06:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}