{
  "id": 3691048,
  "title": "What experts know about Nepal’s deadly floods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/what-experts-know-about-nepals-deadly-floods",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T07:18:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/what-experts-know-about-nepals-deadly-floods/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Devastating floods have struck the Nepal-Tibet border, resulting in significant loss of life and many people reported missing. According to reports, at least 165 people have been killed. The floods have affected tourists and locals alike, with many nationals from various countries, including India and Malaysia, reported missing.\n\nThe floods were triggered by an avalanche that blocked the flow of the Lhende tributary of the Bhotekoshi River, leading to a surge of water that caused widespread destruction in the area, as per Live Mint. Among those affected are over 300 Indians and 50 Malaysian travellers, who have been unreachable by their families since the floods. Two Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department officers, Mohd Fakhrul Munir Mohd Isa and Mohd Sani Harul, are among those unaccounted for, as reported by New Straits Times.\n\nRescue operations are ongoing, with India stepping up its humanitarian response by sending emergency supplies to flood-hit Nepal. The Indian military has dispatched multiple consignments of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief material, including medicines, food packets, and other essential supplies, to aid in rescue and relief efforts, as reported by Live Mint.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 12,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Nepal floods live: More than 160 killed, over 800 missing, rescue continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-floods-live-more-than-160-killed-over-800-missing-rescue",
        "published": "2026-08-27T05:34:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "160 dead, 403 missing as flood, landslides hit Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/160-dead-403-missing-as-flood-landslides-hit-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:06:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Nearly 1,500 missing in Nepal and China after devastating Himalaya flood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nearly-1-500-missing-in-nepal-and-china-after-devastating-himalaya",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:07:14.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Chronicle Ghana",
        "title": "More than 90 killed, hundreds missing after Nepal flash flood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/more-than-90-killed-hundreds-missing-after-nepal-flash-flood",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:10:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Hundreds dead and thousands unaccounted in Nepal flash floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/hundreds-dead-and-thousands-unaccounted-in-nepal-flash-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:26:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Hundreds dead and thousands unaccounted in Nepal flash floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/hundreds-dead-and-thousands-unaccounted-in-nepal-flash-floods-3686204",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:26:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "NSW couple confirmed missing in deadly Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nsw-couple-confirmed-missing-in-deadly-nepal-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:26:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Nepal flash floods: 30 tourists from Keralam stranded; State govt. coordinating rescue efforts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-flash-floods-30-tourists-from-keralam-stranded-state-govt",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:26:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Gift of the Givers mobilises to locate missing South African couple in Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/gift-of-the-givers-mobilises-to-locate-missing-south-african-couple",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:37:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Desperate families search for missing after Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/desperate-families-search-for-missing-after-nepal-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:48:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Nepal flash floods: 300 Indians among thousands missing, Centre rushes more relief supplies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-flash-floods-300-indians-among-thousands-missing-centre-rushes",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:59:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}