{
  "id": 4138844,
  "title": "Hong Kong sets aside HK$50 million in relief fund for Nepal-Tibet flood victims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/hong-kong-sets-aside-hk-50-million-in-relief-fund-for-nepal-tibet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T07:56:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3365696/hong-kong-sets-aside-hk50-million-relief-fund-nepal-tibet-flood-victims"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hong Kong's government has allocated HK$50 million in relief funds for victims of the deadly flash floods near Nepal's border with Tibet's Gyirong County. The Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee will process applications swiftly, with Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu expressing condolences to the victims and their families. The disaster, triggered by a wall of mud and rock collapsing into a river along the Himalayan border, has resulted in hundreds of deaths and thousands of people missing, with confirmed fatalities reaching seven in Tibet and over 610 in Nepal.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Hong Kong lawyers gain route to practise in 9 Guangdong cities under new law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/hong-kong-lawyers-gain-route-to-practise-in-9-guangdong-cities-under",
        "published": "2026-08-29T04:57:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}