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  "id": 3823832,
  "title": "Family desperate for answers as B.C. couple go missing in Nepal floods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/family-desperate-for-answers-as-b-c-couple-go-missing-in-nepal-floods",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T21:32:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vancouver Sun",
    "slug": "vancouver-sun",
    "url": "https://vancouversun.com/news/family-desperate-for-answers-as-vancouver-bc-couple-go-missing-in-nepal-floods"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Vancouver couple lost contact with family on Wednesday morning after spending the night at Hotel Kailash in Taimure, near the Nepal-China border. According to The Guardian Australia, at least 39 Australians are among those reported missing in the devastating Nepal floods.\n\nThe Australian government, led by Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong, is providing assistance to those affected, including a $5 million package for affected communities and an initial team of three humanitarian response specialists to be sent within 48 hours.\n\nRescue efforts are underway, with the Nepal Prime Minister's Office posting a video showing hundreds rescued from a tunnel. Authorities have warned of further flash floods at the Nepal-Tibet border as rescuers continue searching for survivors.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Nepal floods: Scenes of devastation across the country",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-floods-scenes-of-devastation-across-the-country",
        "published": "2026-08-27T08:01:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "A wall of water, a tragedy, a warning: What Nepal floods tell us about the Himalaya",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/a-wall-of-water-a-tragedy-a-warning-what-nepal-floods-tell-us-about",
        "published": "2026-08-27T08:16:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Indian-Origin US Couple On Kailash Yatra Goes Missing In Nepal Flash Floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/indian-origin-us-couple-on-kailash-yatra-goes-missing-in-nepal-flash",
        "published": "2026-08-27T08:20:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Nepal floods: Malaysian climber thankful expedition was called off",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-floods-malaysian-climber-thankful-expedition-was-called-off",
        "published": "2026-08-27T08:55:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}