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  "id": 3706380,
  "title": "Tsunami of dirt: what caused Nepal’s deadly glacial flood?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/tsunami-of-dirt-what-caused-nepals-deadly-glacial-flood-3706380",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T09:09:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/tsunami-of-dirt-what-caused-nepals-deadly-glacial-flood/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "More than 150 people are dead and hundreds more missing after a massive wave of water, ice, mud, and rock swept down the Bhote Koshi River valley in Nepal. The valley connects Kathmandu in Nepal to Lhasa in Tibet. According to the Asia Times, at least 34 Australians are among those missing.\n\nAuthorities report that over 1,300 people, including more than 700 foreign nationals, are missing across Nepal and China's Tibet region. People Daily Kenya states that nearly 500 foreigners are among 826 people unaccounted for, as confirmed by Nepalese police and tourism officials.\n\nThe disaster has resulted in at least 165 deaths in Nepal and Tibet, with over 1,000 people still missing. Daily Times reports that Nepal's disaster agency confirmed 826 people unaccounted for, with at least 579 of those missing being Nepali. The European Union has joined international efforts to help Nepal after the devastating floods and landslides.",
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    "outlets": 9,
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        "published": "2026-08-27T09:10:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Rescue efforts underway after flash flood in Nepal kills over 160",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/rescue-efforts-underway-after-flash-flood-in-nepal-kills-over-160",
        "published": "2026-08-27T09:30:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "A terrifying roar, then came the fury of the flood: How disaster unfolded in Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/a-terrifying-roar-then-came-the-fury-of-the-flood-how-disaster",
        "published": "2026-08-27T09:41:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "A terrifying roar, then came the fury of the flood: How disaster unfolded in Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/a-terrifying-roar-then-came-the-fury-of-the-flood-how-disaster-3714749",
        "published": "2026-08-27T09:41:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "55 Ukrainian citizens reported missing following flood and landslide in Nepal – Foreign Ministry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/55-ukrainian-citizens-reported-missing-following-flood-and-landslide",
        "published": "2026-08-27T09:54:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Israeli among hundreds still missing in Nepal after catastrophic flood, death toll nears 300",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/israeli-among-hundreds-still-missing-in-nepal-after-catastrophic",
        "published": "2026-08-27T10:54:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Nepal flash flood: dramatic footage shows Rasuwa valley engulfed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-flash-flood-dramatic-footage-shows-rasuwa-valley-engulfed",
        "published": "2026-08-27T11:19:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Nepal flash flood: Disaster in a geological battleground zone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-flash-flood-disaster-in-a-geological-battleground-zone",
        "published": "2026-08-27T11:33:52.000Z"
      }
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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."
}