{
  "id": 3952649,
  "title": "Nepal and China resume flood rescue after lake threat eases, death toll tops 500",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-and-china-resume-flood-rescue-after-lake-threat-eases-death",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T11:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260828/nepal-and-china-resume-flood-rescue-after-lake-threat-eases-death-toll-tops-500"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NUWAKOT, Nepal — In response to a lake's rising water levels, Nepal and China have restarted rescue efforts suspended earlier due to concerns over an overflowing reservoir. The catastrophic flood triggered by a glacier collapse on Wednesday claimed 547 lives in Nepal and five in China's Tibet region, with nearly 1,000 others still missing. A powerful surge of rock, ice, mud, and debris swept through numerous Himalayan mountain river systems following the collapse, which also led to the formation of a lake that continued to accumulate and rise in volume. On Friday, the reservoir's water levels had surged to 2.5 million cubic meters (90 million cubic feet), up from an estimated 1.5-2 million cubic meters (50-70 million cubic feet) recorded the previous day. As the water began to overflow into the Lhende Khola river and then into the Trishuli, authorities and witnesses in Nepal issued warnings, causing military operations to pause for approximately three hours. This prompted fears of more devastation, prompting authorities to resume rescue operations.",
  "summary": "NUWAKOT, Nepal — Nepal and China resumed rescue operations that had been suspended briefly in the flood-hit Himalayas on Friday after risks from an overflowing lake were found to be manageable, easing fears of fresh devastation. Wednesday's catastrophic flood caused by a glacier collapse killed 547 people in Nepal and five in China's Tibet, with almost 1,000 more missing in the two countries. A…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-flood-update-list-of-americans-missing-as-death-toll-hits-475",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:36:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Death toll rises as rescuers search for victims of Nepal flood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/death-toll-rises-as-rescuers-search-for-victims-of-nepal-flood",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:00:59.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Nepal flood death toll rises to 547: Police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-flood-death-toll-rises-to-547-police",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:18:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Nepal and China resume flood rescue after lake threat eases, death toll tops 500",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-and-china-resume-flood-rescue-after-lake-threat-eases-death-3954076",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:57:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Nepal and China resume flood rescue after lake threat eases, death toll tops 500",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-and-china-resume-flood-rescue-after-lake-threat-eases-death-3977237",
        "published": "2026-08-28T13:47:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Nepal and China resume flood rescue after lake threat eases, death toll tops 500",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-and-china-resume-flood-rescue-after-lake-threat-eases-death-3978923",
        "published": "2026-08-28T14:19:18.000Z"
      }
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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."
}