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  "title": "What experts know about Nepal’s deadly floods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/what-experts-know-about-nepals-deadly-floods-3695297",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-27T07:44:16.000Z",
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  "summary": "Floods and landslides in Nepal have resulted in over 150 deaths and hundreds of people missing. The disaster occurred in the Bhote Koshi River valley, a main link between Kathmandu in Nepal and Lhasa in Tibet. According to The Hindu - Sci-Tech, early analysis suggests that the abrupt collapse of a glacier may have triggered the disaster.\n\nThe Himalayas are especially vulnerable to climate change, with steep slopes made of permafrost beginning to melt or destabilise as temperatures rise. This can trigger sudden and devastating debris flows. The Hindu - Sci-Tech notes that the great ice stores of the Himalayas, known as the world's \"third pole,\" are no longer safe.\n\nAt least 34 Australians are missing, and a Nepali tour operator told The Guardian Australia that 15 Australians, including children as young as 11, may have died. India has dispatched relief supplies to flood-affected Nepal, including 47.5 tonnes of aid material, medicines, and food packets.",
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        "published": "2026-08-27T05:34:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "160 dead, 403 missing as flood, landslides hit Nepal",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nsw-couple-confirmed-missing-in-deadly-nepal-floods",
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        "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",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
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        "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-3693893",
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      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Nepal flash floods: 300 Indians among thousands missing, Centre rushes more relief supplies",
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        "published": "2026-08-27T06:59:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "What experts know about Nepal’s deadly floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/what-experts-know-about-nepals-deadly-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-27T07:18:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "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-3726511",
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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."
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