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  "id": 3944684,
  "title": "How to help after Nepal and Tibet’s catastrophic floods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/how-to-help-after-nepal-and-tibets-catastrophic-floods",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T10:57:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/08/28/how-to-help-after-nepal-and-tibets-catastrophic-floods"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Catastrophic floods have struck the Nepal-China border, leaving hundreds dead and thousands missing. Rescue teams are racing to find survivors after a torrent of water and mud, several stories high, swept through communities following a glacier collapse. The Nepalese army is using helicopters to rescue people due to numerous roads and bridges being washed out.\n\nHumanitarian organizations are mobilizing to aid the survivors. Direct Relief, a nonprofit that provides medicines and healthcare to disaster-struck areas, has pre-positioned emergency supplies in Nepal ahead of the upcoming monsoon season. They have already prepared additional shipments to send to Nepal, with new donations allowing the organization to provide more support in the coming months.\n\nExperts warn that Nepal is highly vulnerable to disasters, ranking among the highest on disaster vulnerability indexes. The country has faced earthquakes, floods, droughts, and wildfires in the past.\n\nU.S.-based organizations are on the ground in Nepal, providing immediate relief. All Hands & Hearts, Catholic Relief Services, Global Giving, Humanity & Inclusion, Save the Children, and World Central Kitchen are among the organizations already active in the region. They are providing various aid, including emergency relief, rebuilding schools and homes, distributing emergency supplies, delivering cooking kits, mosquito nets, and blankets, and feeding the affected population.\n\nCash donations are currently the most needed to enable local agencies and nonprofits to continue their relief efforts efficiently.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "In Tibet and Nepal, 'the most pressing fear is that the death toll could rise'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/in-tibet-and-nepal-the-most-pressing-fear-is-that-the-death-toll",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:16:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Nepal floods: 117 tourists rescued, 85 Indians among them; death toll rises over 500",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-floods-117-tourists-rescued-85-indians-among-them-death-toll",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:21:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Nepal Floods Update: 117 Tourists Rescued, 85 Indians Among Them; Death Toll Rises To 538, Over 1,500 Missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-floods-update-117-tourists-rescued-85-indians-among-them-death",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:31:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Assam Man Missing In Nepal Flash Floods As Death Count Rises To 547",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/assam-man-missing-in-nepal-flash-floods-as-death-count-rises-to-547",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:47:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Nepal flood death toll rises to 547, with more than 1,400 missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-flood-death-toll-rises-to-547-with-more-than-1-400-missing",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:09:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "How to help after Nepal and Tibet’s catastrophic floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/how-to-help-after-nepal-and-tibets-catastrophic-floods-3949247",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:23:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Rescue efforts in Nepal could get harder after devastating floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/rescue-efforts-in-nepal-could-get-harder-after-devastating-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-28T13:10:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}