{
  "id": 3780820,
  "title": "The missing in Nepal-Tibet flash floods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/the-missing-in-nepal-tibet-flash-floods-3780820",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T17:23:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/08/1520269/missing-nepal-tibet-flash-floods"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "More than 1,400 people are currently missing and 362 have been confirmed dead following flash floods and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border. These figures are expected to change, a common occurrence following major disasters due to double-counting, body matching, and the chaos of catastrophes. Here's the latest on the missing individuals:\n\nIn total, at least 1,468 people are unaccounted for. Nepal's disaster agency reported that 910 people were missing as of Thursday, including at least 517 foreigners. Meanwhile, China stated that 558 people were missing, including 260 foreigners. Combined, the total missing across both borders amounts to 1,468.\n\nAccording to Nepal's tourism board, there were 667 missing tourists and travelers, including 127 Nepali visitors and 24 Chinese nationals. These numbers do not include the total number of Nepali residents who may be unaccounted for.\n\nIndia reported 178 missing people from its country, with 11 having been rescued. The United States had 90 citizens missing, with three rescues and no known US fatalities. Australia reported 34 missing individuals, while the United Kingdom had 33 missing people.\n\nCanada reported 25 missing Canadians, and South Korea acknowledged 9 hydropower workers missing in the Rasuwa district. Singapore had 9 unaccounted-for Singaporeans, Germany reported 8 missing German citizens, and Russia had 8 unaccounted-for Russians and 2 rescues.\n\nOther nationalities include South Africa with 6 missing, Latvia with 6, Japan with 5, New Zealand with 5, France with 4, Spain with 4 (three confirmed), Belgium with 3, Hungary with 3, Portugal with 3 (one confirmed), and Israel with 1. Lithuania had 1 missing, while Sweden had 2, including one unidentified foreigner, and Finland had 1.\n\nAdditionally, Switzerland and Bulgaria reported one each, while eight people with unconfirmed nationalities were rescued.",
  "summary": "KATHMANDU, Nepal: More than 1,400 people were missing and 362 were confirmed dead after flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-Tibet border.",
  "key_points": [
    "Over 1,400 people missing in Nepal-Tibet floods",
    "362 confirmed dead, number expected to change",
    "1,468 unaccounted for, including 517 foreigners"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Death toll nears 400, rescuers search for 1,400 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/death-toll-nears-400-rescuers-search-for-1-400-missing-after-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-27T16:50:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Death toll nears 400 as rescuers search for 1,400 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/death-toll-nears-400-as-rescuers-search-for-1-400-missing-after-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-27T19:58:14.000Z"
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  "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."
}