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  "id": 3711884,
  "title": "Search underway for more than 1,000 missing after deadly Nepal-Tibet floods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/search-underway-for-more-than-1-000-missing-after-deadly-nepal-tibet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T09:21:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2025473/search-underway-for-more-than-1000-missing-after-deadly-nepal-tibet-floods"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A massive flash flood and landslide on the Nepal-Tibet border has left more than 1,000 people missing after killing at least 165. The disaster was caused by a glacial collapse, sending a wall of mud and debris down the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers. Surveillance footage from China shows a building being engulfed by the surge, with buses and cars swept away as people fled. The US Geological Survey believes the cause was a glacial collapse. The flood affected multiple districts in Nepal, with the death toll expected to rise beyond 165. At least 823 people remain missing, including nearly 100 Chinese nationals and 100 Indian visitors. Rescuers are searching through mud and sludge to find survivors, with Nepal's Prime Minister visiting affected areas. China mobilized emergency workers and resources to aid in the rescue efforts.",
  "summary": "Rescue teams rushed on Thursday to find more than 1,000 people missing on the Nepal-Tibet border in flash floods and landslides that killed at least 165 and swept away entire villages. A terrifying clip of surveillance video from the Chinese side of the frontier shows a massive wall of mud and debris crashing over a building several stories high on Wednesday morning, engulfing it as dozens of…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "What scientists know so far about the deadly Nepal-Tibet floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/what-scientists-know-so-far-about-the-deadly-nepal-tibet-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-27T01:02:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Glacier collapse triggers catastrophic floods along Nepal-Tibet border, leaving 1,300 missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/glacier-collapse-triggers-catastrophic-floods-along-nepal-tibet",
        "published": "2026-08-27T08:17:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "How a collapsing glacier may have unleashed the deadly Nepal-Tibet disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/how-a-collapsing-glacier-may-have-unleashed-the-deadly-nepal-tibet",
        "published": "2026-08-27T09:07:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times",
        "title": "Nepal-Tibet floods: Singapore Red Cross pledges $50,000 in humanitarian aid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-tibet-floods-singapore-red-cross-pledges-50-000-in-humanitarian",
        "published": "2026-08-27T09:37:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "What caused the Nepal-Tibet flash floods?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/what-caused-the-nepal-tibet-flash-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-27T10:17:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "UAE flights to Kathmandu continue to operate despite deadly Nepal-Tibet floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/uae-flights-to-kathmandu-continue-to-operate-despite-deadly-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-27T11:31:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Did collapsed glacier cause devastating Nepal-Tibet floods?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/did-collapsed-glacier-cause-devastating-nepal-tibet-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-27T12:30:02.000Z"
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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."
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