{
  "id": 3951943,
  "title": "‘We continue to try and get information’: Sooklal on missing South Africans in Nepal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/we-continue-to-try-and-get-information-sooklal-on-missing-south",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T11:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/news/2026-08-28-we-continue-to-try-and-get-information-sooklal-on-missing-south-africans-in-nepal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Six South Africans remain unaccounted for after devastating flash floods and mudslides struck near the Nepal-Tibet border. South African authorities are working with Nepalese officials and an honorary consul to establish their whereabouts, as anxious families await answers. The missing include four Ladysmith residents, a woman from East London and a 33-year-old woman from Isipingo Beach.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Stunning number of people reported missing in Nepal after killer floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/stunning-number-of-people-reported-missing-in-nepal-after-killer",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:07:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "320 Indians still missing after Nepal floods; 21 rescued land in Delhi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/320-indians-still-missing-after-nepal-floods-21-rescued-land-in-delhi",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:16:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}