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  "id": 4085985,
  "title": "Nepal needs help in technical areas, not search and rescue, foreign minister says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/nepal-needs-help-in-technical-areas-not-search-and-rescue-foreign-4085985",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T02:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260829/nepal-needs-help-in-technical-areas-not-search-and-rescue-foreign-minister-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kathmandu has requested foreign assistance in specialized and technical areas following the devastating flood that struck Nepal's Himalayan border with China, according to the country's foreign minister. The flood, triggered by a glacier collapse on Wednesday, killed nearly 600 people in Nepal and China's Tibet, with over 2,000 still missing. Shisir Khanal, Nepal's foreign minister, stated that Nepal needs help in areas such as rescuing individuals trapped in tunnels, restoring transport and communication services after bridges were destroyed, identifying and storing dead bodies for longer periods, and utilizing DNA testing. Khanal emphasized that Nepal does not require foreign aid for search and rescue operations. The neighboring countries of India and China, which share the Himalayan region, have been approached for providing Bailey bridges to restore early transportation links.",
  "summary": "KATHMANDU — Nepal needs foreign help in specialised and technical areas in which it does not have expertise in the aftermath of the devastating flood that hit its Himalayan border with China this week, but not in search and rescue, its foreign minister told Reuters. A glacier collapse on Wednesday unleashed a huge torrent of rock, ice, mud and debris through Himalayan mountain river systems,…",
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        "title": "Express in Nepal: At search and rescue hub, helicopters, stench of death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/express-in-nepal-at-search-and-rescue-hub-helicopters-stench-of-death",
        "published": "2026-08-28T15:46:55.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korean response team continues search efforts for 9 missing in Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/s-korean-response-team-continues-search-efforts-for-9-missing-in",
        "published": "2026-08-29T01:00:51.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korean response team continues search efforts for 9 missing in Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/korean-response-team-continues-search-efforts-for-9-missing-in-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-29T01:47:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Nepal needs help in technical areas, not search and rescue, foreign minister says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/nepal-needs-help-in-technical-areas-not-search-and-rescue-foreign-4088887",
        "published": "2026-08-29T02:42:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Search Underway for 9 S. Koreans Missing in Nepal Floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/search-underway-for-9-s-koreans-missing-in-nepal-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-29T03:35:02.000Z"
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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."
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