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  "id": 4106647,
  "title": "Nepal says needs help in technical areas, not search and rescue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/nepal-says-needs-help-in-technical-areas-not-search-and-rescue",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T04:41:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/29/nepal-says-needs-help-in-technical-areas-not-search-and-rescue"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kathmandu, Nepal is requesting foreign assistance in specialized and technical areas following devastating floods that struck the Himalayan border with China, killing over 600 people and leaving more than 2,000 others unaccounted for. The floods caused extensive damage to critical infrastructure, including schools, hospitals, hydroelectric plants, roads, bridges, and other facilities. Nepal's Foreign Minister, Shisir Khanal, told Reuters that the country requires help with tasks such as rescuing people trapped in tunnels, repairing destroyed bridges, identifying and testing dead bodies, and preserving bodies for extended periods. However, Nepal is managing rescue efforts on its own and does not need foreign involvement in general search and rescue operations, which are being carried out by Nepali rescuers. Hospitals are overwhelmed with dead bodies, and refrigeration facilities are lacking to store them. Nepal is facing challenges in tunnel rescue operations due to its lack of experience and technical knowledge in this area. Giant neighbors India and China, whom Nepal shares a border with, have been asked for assistance in reopening transport and communication services using resources like bailey bridges, as over two dozen bridges have been destroyed in the disaster.",
  "summary": "Nepal seeks foreign help to restore transport and communications and to identify and store bodies after this week's devastating floods.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 11,
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        "published": "2026-08-29T03:46:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Nepal floods: Morgues overflow along 200km river trail as grief crosses border",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/nepal-floods-morgues-overflow-along-200km-river-trail-as-grief",
        "published": "2026-08-29T04:37:04.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Nepal says needs help in technical areas, not search and rescue",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US families hold out hope for relatives lost in Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/us-families-hold-out-hope-for-relatives-lost-in-nepal-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-29T05:12:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘A warrior’: How a 97-year-old was pulled alive from Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/a-warrior-how-a-97-year-old-was-pulled-alive-from-nepal-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-29T05:19:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Nepal and China resume floods rescue as toll rises",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/nepal-and-china-resume-floods-rescue-as-toll-rises",
        "published": "2026-08-29T06:03:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Number of missing in Nepal, China floods soars to nearly 3,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/number-of-missing-in-nepal-china-floods-soars-to-nearly-3-000",
        "published": "2026-08-29T06:20:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Number of missing in Nepal, China floods soars to nearly 3,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/number-of-missing-in-nepal-china-floods-soars-to-nearly-3-000-4125972",
        "published": "2026-08-29T06:22:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Big B on Nepal floods: Devastation is unbearable to watch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/big-b-on-nepal-floods-devastation-is-unbearable-to-watch",
        "published": "2026-08-29T06:23:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Nepal, China floods: Nearly 3,000 missing, 633 dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/nepal-china-floods-nearly-3-000-missing-633-dead",
        "published": "2026-08-29T06:28:16.000Z"
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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."
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