{
  "id": 4097031,
  "title": "Rescue operations continue in Nepal, China after floods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/rescue-operations-continue-in-nepal-china-after-floods",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T03:43:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0829/1589644-nepal-flood-aftermath/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rescue efforts in Nepal and China persist as they search for thousands of people missing after a devastating flood similar to a tsunami swept through the Himalayan region. The death toll surpassed 2,400, with 586 bodies recovered, some as far as India. In Tibet, Chinese authorities halted rescue operations due to fears of additional flooding before reversing the decision. Survivors from affected areas described their situation as dire, with many losing everything and awaiting news on their loved ones. Nepal's disaster authority added 933 hydropower workers to the missing list, including trekkers and pilgrims. The trauma of the catastrophe has been immense, potentially affecting 93,000 people, according to the Red Cross. Emergency teams faced challenges retrieving survivors due to widespread devastation and concerns about further flooding. Nepali police urged rescuers to move to safe locations, citing a possible dam burst on the Tibetan side. Chinese state news reported two villagers rescued, while Nepal's military located people in a tunnel of a hydropower project, evacuating over a hundred. Nepal seeks foreign help in specialized areas like tunnel rescue, bridge restoration, and body identification, but not in general search and rescue.",
  "summary": "Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing villages.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/we-continue-to-try-and-get-information-sooklal-on-missing-south",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:12:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Stunning number of people reported missing in Nepal after killer floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/stunning-number-of-people-reported-missing-in-nepal-after-killer",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:07:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "320 Indians still missing after Nepal floods; 21 rescued land in Delhi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/320-indians-still-missing-after-nepal-floods-21-rescued-land-in-delhi",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:16:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Standard IN",
        "title": "Nearly 2,500 missing as Nepal, China step up flood rescue efforts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/nearly-2-500-missing-as-nepal-china-step-up-flood-rescue-efforts",
        "published": "2026-08-29T02:04:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "10 people from Assam, including hydropower workers, missing after Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/10-people-from-assam-including-hydropower-workers-missing-after-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-29T02:29:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Death toll climbs to 623 in Nepal as flood recovery efforts continue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/death-toll-climbs-to-623-in-nepal-as-flood-recovery-efforts-continue",
        "published": "2026-08-29T03:27:16.000Z"
      }
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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."
}