{
  "id": 4091199,
  "title": "Rescuers Retrieve Flood Survivors Caked in Mud as Death Toll in Nepal-China Border Disaster Climbs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/rescuers-retrieve-flood-survivors-caked-in-mud-as-death-toll-in-nepal-4091199",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T02:48:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/ap/20260829-346078/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rescuers in Nepal and China worked tirelessly to reach survivors buried under layers of mud following catastrophic flash floods that have claimed nearly 600 lives and left over 2,500 people missing. The rescue efforts included a team rappelling into a severely damaged checkpoint area on the Chinese side of the border, while Nepal's army deployed to help over 100 people potentially trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower plant. The floods were triggered by a glacier collapse that created a new lake high in the Himalayan mountains, which was starting to overflow. Nepal's army rescued 350 people from the tunnel, while 3,253 were airlifted by helicopter. The death toll in Nepal has risen to 553, according to police, with 680 rescuers reaching the disaster zone by foot, rafts, and drones. Neighboring countries have shown solidarity, with Sri Lanka sending $1 million to help Nepal. The disaster was caused by bedrock collapse under a glacier, registering as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake.",
  "summary": "Rescuers have pulled out survivors covered in dark brown mud and helicopters have lifted stranded people to safety following catastrophic flash floods on the Nepal-China border. The floods have killed nearly 600 people and left almost 2,500 missing.\n\nRescue efforts have included a team that rappelled into a severely damaged checkpoint area on the Chinese side of the border. According to China Central Television, the team descended into the once-bustling border-crossing area from wooded mountain slopes.\n\nA new lake formed high up in the Himalayan mountains after the initial floods is starting to overflow, prompting concerns of further flooding. Nepal's army has been deployed to help rescue over 100 people believed trapped inside a tunnel at a hydropower plant in the worst-hit district. Rescue work has been complicated by thick layers of mud covering the site.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Rescuers retrieve flood survivors caked in mud as death toll in Nepal-China border disaster climbs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/rescuers-retrieve-flood-survivors-caked-in-mud-as-death-toll-in-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-29T01:19:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}