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  "id": 3790884,
  "title": "Collapsed glacier likely caused deadly Nepal-Tibet floods, scientists say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/collapsed-glacier-likely-caused-deadly-nepal-tibet-floods-scientists",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-27T17:58:51.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/collapsed-glacier-likely-caused-deadly-nepal-tibet-floods-scientists-say/"
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  "summary": "Preliminary investigations reveal that a collapsed glacier triggered the flash flood along the Nepal-Tibet border. Initial reports blamed an earthquake for a landslide that caused the disaster. At least 177 people died in the catastrophe. The US Geological Survey clarified that the disaster was caused by a “glacial collapse,” which is when a glacier or […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "How a glacier collapse is believed to have caused Nepal-Tibet disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/how-a-glacier-collapse-is-believed-to-have-caused-nepal-tibet-disaster",
        "published": "2026-08-27T09:27:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Watch: How the collapse of a glacier caused such devastation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/watch-how-the-collapse-of-a-glacier-caused-such-devastation",
        "published": "2026-08-27T10:17:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Collapsed glacier likely caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, scientists say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/collapsed-glacier-likely-caused-devastating-nepal-tibet-floods-3733258",
        "published": "2026-08-27T11:56:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "How a glacier collapse may have triggered the Nepal-Tibet disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/how-a-glacier-collapse-may-have-triggered-the-nepal-tibet-disaster",
        "published": "2026-08-27T12:49:46.000Z"
      }
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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."
}