{
  "id": 3846020,
  "title": "At Least 359 Dead, Over 900 Missing after Flash Flood in Nepal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/at-least-359-dead-over-900-missing-after-flash-flood-in-nepal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T00:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=203874"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "At least 359 people are dead and over 900 others missing following a flash flood in the north-central Himalayan mountain region near the Nepal-Tibet border. According to KBS World Radio, the Nepali police had placed the death toll at 359 and the tally for injuries at 73.\n\nThe Indian Express reports a higher death toll of at least 389, with close to 1,500 people still missing. Many of those unaccounted for are foreign trekkers, tour groups, and pilgrims who were in the region when the disaster struck.\n\nThe disaster is described by The Indian Express as a glacial-lake-triggered flash flood and landslide disaster. The Indian Embassy in Nepal has issued updated emergency helpline numbers for people seeking assistance.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}