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  "id": 4160358,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T09:54:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/08/1521330/floods-nepal-reverses-decision-reject-foreign-rescue-assistance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nepal has changed its stance on accepting foreign aid for rescue operations following devastating floods that have claimed hundreds of lives, according to the Kathmandu Post. The decision reversal comes after intense pressure from the international community, with the United Nations, European Union, and several countries offering financial assistance amidst the destruction caused by the floods.\n\nInitially, the Nepalese government, through its Foreign Ministry spokesman Lok Bahadur Chhetri, had stated that Nepal did not require foreign assistance for search and rescue operations. However, the situation has since changed, with Chhetri revealing that a limited number of experts will be permitted in certain areas to help local rescuers identify bodies, enabling authorities to return them to their families promptly.\n\nThe death toll from the flooding in Nepal has now reached 633 people. Initially, the floods were attributed to an earthquake followed by a landslide. However, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) later determined that the seismic activity was caused by a glacier collapse.",
  "summary": "MOSCOW: The Nepalese government has reversed its earlier decision to reject assistance from other countries in rescue operations following devastating floods that claimed hundreds of lives, amid “pressure” from other states, according to the Kathmandu Post newspaper, citing a senior government official, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.",
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        "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",
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        "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"
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        "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"
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      {
        "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": "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."
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