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  "id": 4022579,
  "title": "Why so many Australians missing in Nepal-Tibet disaster are pilgrims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/why-so-many-australians-missing-in-nepal-tibet-disaster-are-pilgrims",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T19:17:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-29/why-so-many-missing-in-nepal-and-tibet-are-pilgrims/107086580"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Most of the dozens of Australians missing after the flash flood that struck the Himalayas on the border of Nepal and Tibet were pilgrims to a spiritually important mountain known as Kailash.",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Nepal-Tibet flood deaths pass 500, thousands still missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-tibet-flood-deaths-pass-500-thousands-still-missing",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:04:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times",
        "title": "Disasters like Nepal-Tibet floods could become more frequent with climate change: Experts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/disasters-like-nepal-tibet-floods-could-become-more-frequent-with",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "PRAYERS FOR LOVED ONES: What we know about the six South Africans missing in Nepal-Tibet floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/prayers-for-loved-ones-what-we-know-about-the-six-south-africans",
        "published": "2026-08-28T16:34:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Live: Almost 2,000 missing as rescuers work through Nepal-Tibet flood devastation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/live-almost-2-000-missing-as-rescuers-work-through-nepal-tibet-flood",
        "published": "2026-08-28T16:43:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Nepal-Tibet floods: Latest developments in deadly disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-tibet-floods-latest-developments-in-deadly-disaster",
        "published": "2026-08-28T17:25:35.000Z"
      }
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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."
}