{
  "id": 4159862,
  "title": "17,000 children need urgent aid after Nepal floods: UNICEF",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/17-000-children-need-urgent-aid-after-nepal-floods-unicef",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T09:55:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/17000-children-need-urgent-aid-after-nepal-floods-unicef-1.500656189"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "UNICEF has issued a critical appeal, revealing that an estimated 17,000 children in Nepal are in urgent need of humanitarian aid following devastating floods. The disaster has also destroyed 18 schools and damaged 20 others, leaving children without safe learning environments. Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority reported that the number of missing individuals has doubled to nearly 2,000, prompting 14,829 security personnel to mobilize for search and rescue operations, aided by the use of drones in hazardous areas. The International Committee of the Red Cross estimates that a staggering 93,000 people have been affected by the floods, with some survivors finding refuge in temporary shelters. In Nuwakot, one of the hardest-hit areas near Kathmandu, entire villages were swept away in just minutes, leaving behind a landscape of mud and sediment.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Mothership",
        "title": "S'pore couple missing in Nepal floods, their daughters appeal for help: 'We want to see our parents soon'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/spore-couple-missing-in-nepal-floods-their-daughters-appeal-for-help",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:23:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "LPG cylinders, tyres, and wood: Debris from Nepal floods choke Gandak river in UP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/lpg-cylinders-tyres-and-wood-debris-from-nepal-floods-choke-gandak",
        "published": "2026-08-29T07:20:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Nepal floods leave trail of destruction, aid challenge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/nepal-floods-leave-trail-of-destruction-aid-challenge",
        "published": "2026-08-29T08:28:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Nepal floods leave 934 hydropower workers out of contact",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/nepal-floods-leave-934-hydropower-workers-out-of-contact",
        "published": "2026-08-29T09:40:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Floods: Nepal reverses decision to reject foreign rescue assistance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/floods-nepal-reverses-decision-to-reject-foreign-rescue-assistance",
        "published": "2026-08-29T09:54:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Post",
        "title": "Nepal floods leave 17,000 children needing urgent aid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/nepal-floods-leave-17-000-children-needing-urgent-aid",
        "published": "2026-08-29T10:20:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Nepal floods: Morgues overflow, bodies decompose as Indians remain missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/nepal-floods-morgues-overflow-bodies-decompose-as-indians-remain",
        "published": "2026-08-29T11:06:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}