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  "id": 3935700,
  "title": "Lake overflows on Nepal-China border, sparking panic and halting rescue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/lake-overflows-on-nepal-china-border-sparking-panic-and-halting-rescue",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T09:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/nepal-tibet-disaster-floods-lake-overflow-border-panic-rescue-6347551"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "At least 489 people in Nepal and five in China's Tibet were killed in catastrophic floods triggered by a glacier collapse, while nearly 1,000 others remain missing.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Satellite images show bedrock and glacier collapsed on Nepal-China border, then rivers flooded",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/satellite-images-show-bedrock-and-glacier-collapsed-on-nepal-china-3923554",
        "published": "2026-08-28T08:06:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Satellite images show bedrock and glacier collapsed on Nepal-China border, then rivers flooded",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/satellite-images-show-bedrock-and-glacier-collapsed-on-nepal-china-3928765",
        "published": "2026-08-28T08:53:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Landslide lake overflows on Nepal-China border renews fears of another deadly flood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/landslide-lake-overflows-on-nepal-china-border-renews-fears-of",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Why a newly formed lake is sparking fears of more flooding along the Nepal-China border",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/why-a-newly-formed-lake-is-sparking-fears-of-more-flooding-along-the",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:53:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}