{
  "id": 3730330,
  "title": "Nepal flash floods: 8 from Bengaluru stranded, rescue efforts on, says Deputy CM G. Parameshwara",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-flash-floods-8-from-bengaluru-stranded-rescue-efforts-on-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T12:02:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/nepal-flash-floods-8-from-bengaluru-stranded-rescue-efforts-on-says-deputy-cm-g-parameshwara/article71396063.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara announced on August 27, 2026 that eight people from Bengaluru were stranded in Nepal after flash floods, and rescue efforts were underway. He urged people to contact the helpline at 1070 or 080-22253707 for assistance. Senior officials were sent to Kathmandu to assist in the rescue operation, and the Resident Commissioner in Delhi was informed to take immediate action. Home Minister Priyank Kharge encouraged Indians affected by the floods to use the emergency helplines for help. Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar spoke to a survivor from Karnataka via video call, offering the state's support and ensuring the individual's safety. The Karnataka government is working to identify residents who may be stranded in Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region due to the floods.",
  "summary": "Karnataka CM D.K. Shivakumar speaks to survivor from State, assures support",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Countries send rescue teams to Nepal to search for missing tourists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/countries-send-rescue-teams-to-nepal-to-search-for-missing-tourists",
        "published": "2026-08-27T09:54:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Nepal floods: Tok Mat says Malaysian embassy in Kathmandu searching for 55 missing citizens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-floods-tok-mat-says-malaysian-embassy-in-kathmandu-searching",
        "published": "2026-08-27T11:02:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mothership",
        "title": "Nepal flash floods: 2 S'poreans from tour group among over 500 tourists missing, at least 160 dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-flash-floods-2-sporeans-from-tour-group-among-over-500-tourists",
        "published": "2026-08-27T11:08:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Nepal Floods Live Updates: 332 bodies found, death toll hits 270, 650 foreigners missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-floods-live-updates-332-bodies-found-death-toll-hits-270-650",
        "published": "2026-08-27T11:19:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Andhra Pradesh intensifies efforts to trace, rescue Telugu pilgrims stranded in flood-hit Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/andhra-pradesh-intensifies-efforts-to-trace-rescue-telugu-pilgrims",
        "published": "2026-08-27T15:04:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}