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  "id": 3766808,
  "title": "Nepal, China warn of fresh flood risks with lakes threatening to burst",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-china-warn-of-fresh-flood-risks-with-lakes-threatening-to-burst-3766808",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T16:12:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260828/nepal-china-warn-of-fresh-flood-risks-with-lakes-threatening-to-burst"
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  "account": "TRISHULI, Nepal / BEIJING — The Himalayan region between Nepal and China faces an escalating threat of floods as two lakes situated on either side of their border edge on the verge of bursting, according to both nations. The warning comes in the wake of devastating floods that swept through the border areas of Nepal and China's Tibet on Wednesday, claiming at least 362 lives and leaving nearly 1,000 people still unaccounted for.\n\nThe disaster authority in Nepal has issued a stark warning, alerting residents of the lower banks to exercise extreme caution and seek refuge in safe locations away from the riverbanks and hazardous zones. Similarly, China has sounded the alarm, estimating that a staggering 3 million cubic meters of water — comparable to the volume of a significant lake — is poised to inundate the affected areas.\n\nThe catastrophic floods were triggered by the collapse of a glacier, which unleashed a torrent of rock, ice, mud, and debris into the mountainous river systems. Both nations attribute the initial disaster to this natural phenomenon, but the looming threat of the lakes bursting now adds a new layer of peril to an already dire situation.",
  "summary": "TRISHULI, Nepal / BEIJING — Nepal and China both warned on Thursday of fresh risks of flooding in the Himalayas as two lakes that have developed on either side of their border threaten to burst in a region still grappling with this week's catastrophic flood. Search and rescue operations are still underway in the debris-strewn valleys and hillsides, with nearly 1,000 people still missing after…",
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        "title": "Nepal, China warn of fresh flood risks with lakes threatening to burst",
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        "title": "Nepal, China warn of fresh flood risks with lakes threatening to burst",
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        "title": "UAE President, VPs offer condolences to Nepal President over flood, landslide victims",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Nepal, China warn of fresh flood risks with lakes threatening to burst",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-china-warn-of-fresh-flood-risks-with-lakes-threatening-to-burst-3780819",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:28:20.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "New flood warnings issued in Nepal as death toll rises to 392",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/new-flood-warnings-issued-in-nepal-as-death-toll-rises-to-392",
        "published": "2026-08-27T19:15:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Nepal faces fresh flood threat; Ratko Mladić dies in prison; and AFL finals kick off",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-faces-fresh-flood-threat-ratko-mladic-dies-in-prison-and-afl",
        "published": "2026-08-27T20:28:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MercoPress",
        "title": "More than 390 bodies recovered and nearly 1,500 unaccounted for after the Nepal Himalaya flood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/more-than-390-bodies-recovered-and-nearly-1-500-unaccounted-for-after",
        "published": "2026-08-27T21:00:00.000Z"
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