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  "id": 4196354,
  "title": "Rescuers claw through mud as Nepal, China flood missing toll nears 3,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/rescuers-claw-through-mud-as-nepal-china-flood-missing-toll-nears-3-4196354",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T12:55:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437000/rescuers-claw-through-mud-as-nepal-china-flood-missing-toll-nears-3000"
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  "account": "After a deadly tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region in Nepal and China, rescuers are now battling to locate the thousands of people missing. Both countries report a near 3,000 missing with 633 bodies recovered. Reports suggest some dead bodies may have been swept downstream as far as India. Rescue workers in Nepal struggle in thick, muddy conditions, describing the scene as traumatic and unprecedented. The disaster, caused by a glacial collapse on the Tibet-Nepal border, also poses a risk of further flooding. Communities are without food and water, and hopes for the missing are fading as time passes.",
  "summary": "BIDUR: Rescuers in Nepal and China were battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing entire villages. Figures from both countries put the number of missing close to 3,000, with 633 bodies recovered – and reports of some dead possibly swept downstream as far away as India. Rescue…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/winnipeg-man-among-those-missing-in-nepal-flash-flood",
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        "outlet": "Daily Times",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/nepal-china-flood-missing-toll-nears-3-000",
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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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