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  "id": 4001590,
  "title": "Nepal: Families cling to hope as nearly 1,000 remain missing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-families-cling-to-hope-as-nearly-1-000-remain-missing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T16:56:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/nepal-families-cling-to-hope-as-nearly-1-000-remain-missing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nepal's confirmed death toll has risen to at least 538, but families are still searching hospitals and disaster zones in the hope their loved ones will be found alive, with nearly 1,000 people still missing. More than 3,700 people have been rescued so far, though destroyed roads, bridges and thick mud continue to hamper search efforts.",
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    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "They went to Mount Kailash. Then calls stopped: Indian-Americans missing after Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/they-went-to-mount-kailash-then-calls-stopped-indian-americans",
        "published": "2026-08-28T13:06:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Nepal floods trauma 'enormous': Red Cross",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-floods-trauma-enormous-red-cross",
        "published": "2026-08-28T13:38:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Families of 33 missing Britons rush to Nepal as fears grow of more floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/families-of-33-missing-britons-rush-to-nepal-as-fears-grow-of-more",
        "published": "2026-08-28T13:39:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Nepal's devastating floods reveal the danger of 'cascading hazards' in Himalayas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepals-devastating-floods-reveal-the-danger-of-cascading-hazards-in",
        "published": "2026-08-28T14:40:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Nepal floods trauma 'enormous': Red Cross",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-floods-trauma-enormous-red-cross",
        "published": "2026-08-28T15:23:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "UN warns 17,000 children need urgent aid after Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/un-warns-17-000-children-need-urgent-aid-after-nepal-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-28T16:32:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Nepal floods: Number of missing jumps to over 2,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-floods-number-of-missing-jumps-to-over-2-000",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:07:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}