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  "id": 3759158,
  "title": "9 of 10 isolated Koreans moved to safety after devastating Nepal floods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/9-of-10-isolated-koreans-moved-to-safety-after-devastating-nepal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T15:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260828/9-of-10-isolated-koreans-moved-to-safety-after-devastating-nepal-floods"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nine out of ten South Koreans isolated due to devastating floods in Nepal have been safely relocated, according to Seoul's foreign ministry. The remaining individual, a Doosan site manager, continues to stay at the affected construction site. One individual remains unaccounted for amidst the disaster. The ten South Koreans, part of a hydropower plant construction project in Nepal's Rasuwa district, had been sheltered at a temporary location following their evacuation. Nine of them were airlifted to safety using a Nepalese military helicopter earlier in the day. All ten individuals are reported to be in stable health, with plans for them to be transported to Kathmandu the following day.",
  "summary": "Nine of 10 South Koreans who had been isolated following massive flooding in Nepal were moved to safety Thursday, while one remains at the affected site, Seoul's foreign ministry said. The 10 South Koreans affiliated with plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. had been staying at a temporary shelter after evacuating the area, along with about 200 foreign employees working on a hydropower plant…",
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        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/32-pilgrims-from-west-bengal-missing-after-nepal-flash-floods",
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        "title": "Hundreds killed, over 1,000 missing in Nepal and China after flood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/hundreds-killed-over-1-000-missing-in-nepal-and-china-after-flood",
        "published": "2026-08-27T15:38:45.000Z"
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/catastrophic-floods-kill-over-360-in-nepal-and-tibet-with-more-than-1",
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