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  "id": 3972386,
  "title": "Nepal, China flood death toll crosses 500 as lake poses new threat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-china-flood-death-toll-crosses-500-as-lake-poses-new-threat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T13:56:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12039043/nepal-china-flood/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nepal and China experienced catastrophic flash floods that killed over 500 people and left more than 1,500 missing. Rescuers worked tirelessly to save survivors caked in dark brown mud, while helicopters lifted stranded people to safety. Experts warned of additional flooding from a newly-formed lake on the Himalayan mountains, which had formed after a glacier collapse triggered the initial floods. Nepal's army deployed to rescue over 100 people trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower plant, while the country's death toll rose to 547. In China, five people were reported dead, with more than 3,700 rescued, but 977 remain unaccounted for. Authorities in both countries issued alerts for further flooding from the newly-formed lake. Hundreds of the missing are foreigners working, trekking, or visiting a sacred peak. Nepali police and Chinese broadcaster CCTV reported information about a dam bursting on the Chinese side, but it's unclear if this is related to the lake's overflow. Rescue workers faced challenges accessing the disaster zone due to thick mud and potential more torrents of water and debris.",
  "summary": "Nepal's army was deployed to help rescue more than 100 people believed trapped inside a tunnel at a hydropower plant located in the country's worst-hit district.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Blocked roads and devastation as BBC drives to site of Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/blocked-roads-and-devastation-as-bbc-drives-to-site-of-nepal-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:34:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "547 Killed In Nepal Floods, 85 Indians Rescued, Hundreds Remain Missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/547-killed-in-nepal-floods-85-indians-rescued-hundreds-remain-missing",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:05:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Nepal flash floods: Death toll hits 538, 977 people still missing including 320 Indians confirms govt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-flash-floods-death-toll-hits-538-977-people-still-missing",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:28:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Nepal flood death toll rises to 547",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-flood-death-toll-rises-to-547",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:05:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "2 Malaysians in Nepal flood located, 55 still missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/2-malaysians-in-nepal-flood-located-55-still-missing",
        "published": "2026-08-28T13:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Around 320 Indians missing after Nepal border flood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/around-320-indians-missing-after-nepal-border-flood",
        "published": "2026-08-28T13:32:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Number of persons from Karnataka missing, stranded in Nepal, Tibet rises to 24",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/number-of-persons-from-karnataka-missing-stranded-in-nepal-tibet",
        "published": "2026-08-28T13:42:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Family says Virginia man missing in Nepal floods was \"in his happy place\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/family-says-virginia-man-missing-in-nepal-floods-was-in-his-happy",
        "published": "2026-08-28T14:03:28.000Z"
      }
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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."
}