{
  "id": 3729133,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T11:33:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260827-nepal-flash-flood-disaster-in-a-geological-battleground-zone"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "France 24's Leela Jacinto takes a look at how the extreme geography of Nepal and Tibet, dominated by the Himilaya mountains, contributed to the initial confusion over the cause of catastrophic floods that have killed at least 180 people - now believed to be the result of a glacial collapse.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 11,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Asia Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-27T09:09:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "VIDEO | ‘I am so grateful’: Terricia Govender’s birthday video before Nepal flood disappearance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/video-i-am-so-grateful-terricia-govenders-birthday-video-before-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-27T09:10:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Nepal flood disaster: 353 killed, 1,300 missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-flood-disaster-353-killed-1-300-missing",
        "published": "2026-08-27T12:30:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Catastrophic Nepal, Tibet flood death toll soars as 25 Canadians still missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/catastrophic-nepal-tibet-flood-death-toll-soars-as-25-canadians-still",
        "published": "2026-08-27T12:39:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}