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  "id": 3984785,
  "title": "Korea issues travel advisory for 4 Nepal provinces over flood risks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/korea-issues-travel-advisory-for-4-nepal-provinces-over-flood-risks-3984785",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T15:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260829/korea-issues-travel-advisory-for-4-nepal-provinces-over-flood-risks"
  },
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  "account": "The South Korean foreign ministry has issued a travel advisory for four provinces in Nepal affected by severe flooding and landslides, signaling potential further disasters. The advisory, effective at 9 p.m. on Friday, covers Bagmati, Gandaki, Koshi, and Lumbini provinces. A Level 1 advisory, urging heightened caution, remains in effect nationwide. South Korean citizens planning to visit the impacted regions are advised to cancel or postpone their trips, while those already in the country are urged to prioritize safety, considering relocation to safer areas unless there are urgent reasons to stay. The ministry will closely monitor the flood situation in Nepal and may adjust travel advisories accordingly. The devastating floods and landslides in Nepal's north-central Himalayan region, which occurred on Wednesday, have inflicted extensive damage and resulted in hundreds of fatalities or missing persons. Nine South Koreans who were working on a hydropower plant construction site in Rasuwa district remain unaccounted for.",
  "summary": "The foreign ministry issued a special travel advisory Friday for four provinces in Nepal hit by massive flooding and landslides amid concerns over further disasters. The advisory took effect at 9 p.m. Friday for the Bagmati, Gandaki, Koshi and Lumbini provinces, while a Level 1 travel advisory, calling for increased caution, remains in effect for the rest of Nepal, according to the ministry. The…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea issues travel advisory for 4 Nepal provinces over flood risks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/korea-issues-travel-advisory-for-4-nepal-provinces-over-flood-risks",
        "published": "2026-08-28T15:27:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Nepal monitoring two lakes, flood risk to remain until they're fully drained, official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-monitoring-two-lakes-flood-risk-to-remain-until-theyre-fully",
        "published": "2026-08-28T15:30:17.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Nepal flood death toll rises to 579, nearly 2,000 still missing: disaster authority",
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        "published": "2026-08-28T15:54:52.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Nepal, China resume flood rescue after lake threat eases, death toll nears 600",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-china-resume-flood-rescue-after-lake-threat-eases-death-toll",
        "published": "2026-08-28T16:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "'Flood was just 100m away, God helped': Rescued Indian pilgrim recalls Nepal flood horror",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/flood-was-just-100m-away-god-helped-rescued-indian-pilgrim-recalls",
        "published": "2026-08-28T16:28:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Al Jazeera reports from Nepal as flood survivors flee new threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/al-jazeera-reports-from-nepal-as-flood-survivors-flee-new-threat",
        "published": "2026-08-28T16:56:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Nepal finally agrees to foreign flood rescue help; India acts on its 'request'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-finally-agrees-to-foreign-flood-rescue-help-india-acts-on-its",
        "published": "2026-08-28T17:09:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "'We are praying': Nepal travel groups search for missing tourists and staff after devastating floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/we-are-praying-nepal-travel-groups-search-for-missing-tourists-and",
        "published": "2026-08-28T17:13:38.000Z"
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