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  "id": 4016134,
  "title": "Nepal floods live updates: Chinese, Nepalese authorities resume rescues after lake threat eases as death toll reaches 579; thirty-eight Australians remain unaccounted for",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-floods-live-updates-chinese-nepalese-authorities-resume-rescues",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T19:15:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/nepal-floods-live-updates-chinese-nepalese-authorities-resume-rescues-after-lake-threat-eases-as-death-toll-reaches-579-thirty-eight-australians-remain-unaccounted-for-20260828-p60shg.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Rescue efforts have resumed in Nepal and Tibet after a threat of further flooding eased. The death toll from the disaster has reached 579, according to reports.\n\nA tour operator, Gopal Thapa, is searching for 55 people, including his own 34-year-old brother, who were travelling with his company when the floods struck at the Nepal-China border. The group consisted of pilgrims from several countries, including Malaysia, Singapore, Ukraine, Italy, the US, and Britain, as well as Nepalese staff. They were on their way to Mount Kailash when the disaster occurred.\n\nThe number of people missing is reported to be over 2,400, with 584 bodies recovered so far. Some of the dead have been swept downstream as far as India. Relatives are searching for their loved ones in hospitals in Nepal's capital.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Nepal Floods: SAR Continues On Third Day As Death Toll Surpasses 500",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/world-nepal-floods-sar-continues-on-third-day-as-death-toll-surpasses",
        "published": "2026-08-28T14:36:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Nepal floods live updates: Chinese, Nepalese authorities resume rescues after lake threat eases as death toll reaches 579; thirty-eight Australians remain unaccounted for",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-floods-live-updates-chinese-nepalese-authorities-resume-rescues-4016414",
        "published": "2026-08-28T19:15:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Nepal floods: Missing tally rises to 2,482, including 320 Indians; disaster toll hits 584",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-floods-missing-tally-rises-to-2-482-including-320-indians",
        "published": "2026-08-28T20:42:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Before and after images show catastrophic impact of Nepal flash floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/before-and-after-images-show-catastrophic-impact-of-nepal-flash-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-28T21:26:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Number of Australians missing in Nepal’s deadly floods rises again, as Albanese deploys more personnel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/number-of-australians-missing-in-nepals-deadly-floods-rises-again-as",
        "published": "2026-08-28T22:53:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Pakistan sending emergency aid to Nepal after catastrophic floods kill over 500",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/pakistan-sending-emergency-aid-to-nepal-after-catastrophic-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-28T23:27:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}