{
  "id": 3882963,
  "title": "Karnataka techie living in Australia missing after Nepal floods, last seen at border",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/karnataka-techie-living-in-australia-missing-after-nepal-floods-last",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T03:46:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/karnataka-techie-living-in-australia-missing-after-nepal-floods-last-seen-at-border-101787885955106.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rakesh Nayak, a 45-year-old software engineer from Karnataka, has gone missing after flash floods hit Nepal. He was last seen near the Nepal-China border, having arrived at an immigration office there on August 26 at around 9:10 pm. The floods occurred just 20 minutes later, trapping Nayak inside the immigration office. His family has been unable to reach him since the incident, and they have been in contact with the Indian Embassy and other officials to find his whereabouts. The Isha Foundation, which was organizing Nayak's trip, is also trying to locate him. The family was initially informed that he and others were safe, but this has since been disproven. Nayak was using a different SIM card to communicate with his wife due to his regular SIM not working in the region. His last conversation with his wife was on August 25. At least 13 people from Karnataka are currently stranded in Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region, with many of them being foreign tourists, including trekkers and Hindu pilgrims who visited Mount Kailash. The death toll in Nepal has risen to 469, with the disaster being attributed to a glacial collapse sending a massive flow of icy debris through the affected region.",
  "summary": "Rakesh Nayak, who had travelled to Mansarovar as part of a package tour organised by the Isha Foundation, was last known to be near the Nepal-China border.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 9,
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/australia-struggles-to-locate-39-citizens-missing-in-nepal-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-28T00:11:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-floods-live-china-issues-fresh-flood-warning-290-indians-among",
        "published": "2026-08-28T01:30:47.000Z"
      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-points-the-finger-at-china-for-catastrophic-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-28T02:24:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Thaiger",
        "title": "Nepal floods: death toll passes 390, over 1,500 missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-floods-death-toll-passes-390-over-1-500-missing",
        "published": "2026-08-28T03:10:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/apple-pledges-donation-following-deadly-floods-in-nepal-and-tibet",
        "published": "2026-08-28T03:14:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Go through missing persons’ reports, coordinate with cops: Chief Secy tells DMs to identify Delhiites missing after Nepal flash flood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/go-through-missing-persons-reports-coordinate-with-cops-chief-secy",
        "published": "2026-08-28T03:20:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "57 Malaysians still uncontactable after Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/57-malaysians-still-uncontactable-after-nepal-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-28T03:35:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "57 Malaysians uncontactable after Nepal flash floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/57-malaysians-uncontactable-after-nepal-flash-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-28T03:44:50.000Z"
      }
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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."
}