{
  "id": 3930577,
  "title": "Nepal floods: List of 51 missing Malaysians released",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-floods-list-of-51-missing-malaysians-released",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T08:52:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1520727/nepal-floods-list-51-missing-malaysians-released"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday evening, the Nepal Tourism Department released a list of 51 Malaysians missing since floods struck the Rasuwa district. The information, published on the Department's website, included the names of those who are unaccounted for as well as the travel agencies organizing their trips. Among the agencies involved were Leaf Holiday, Fishtail, Dream Tibet Travel and Tour, and Kailash Journeys. The missing individuals include Ganesan Anandan, Appannah A Muthaloo, Arunasalam Karuppiah, Azman Bin Karim, and others. According to the list, India accounted for the largest number of missing nationals at 178, followed by the United States with 65 and Ukraine with 53.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Nepal’s tourism authorities have released a list of 537 foreigners from more than 30 countries reported missing following the devastating floods in Rasuwa district.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Afternoon Update: Anxious wait as Australians remain missing in Nepal, dolphin dies from bird flu, and The Full Monty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/afternoon-update-anxious-wait-as-australians-remain-missing-in-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-28T07:14:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘He called an hour before the floods hit’: 16 Telangana NRIs missing in Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/he-called-an-hour-before-the-floods-hit-16-telangana-nris-missing-in",
        "published": "2026-08-28T08:43:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "South Africans missing in Nepal tragedy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/south-africans-missing-in-nepal-tragedy",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korean rescue teams struggling to reach Nepal flood site as 9 remain missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/s-korean-rescue-teams-struggling-to-reach-nepal-flood-site-as-9",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:31:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "None of the Ukrainians missing in Nepal appear on fatality lists – MFA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/none-of-the-ukrainians-missing-in-nepal-appear-on-fatality-lists-mfa",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:48:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "‘I must do something’: Wife of missing Malaysian firefighter flies to Nepal to seek answers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/i-must-do-something-wife-of-missing-malaysian-firefighter-flies-to",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:03:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Nepal floods: Wife flies to Kathmandu to search for missing firefighter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-floods-wife-flies-to-kathmandu-to-search-for-missing-firefighter",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:40:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}