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  "id": 4303204,
  "title": "Missing toll from Nepal, China floods nears 3,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/missing-toll-from-nepal-china-floods-nears-3-000",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T23:22:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/30/missing-toll-from-nepal-china-floods-nears-3-000"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A devastating glacial collapse triggered a deadly tsunami-like flood in Nepal and China, leaving thousands missing and dead, with the number of missing nearing 3,000. Rescue efforts are focused on the Trishuli 3A and 3B hydroelectric sites in Nepal, with the Nepali army inserting a pipe into a tunnel where workers are believed to be trapped. The US Geological Survey attributes the collapse to a glacial collapse, a phenomenon exacerbated by climate change. Survivors face an agonizing wait to learn the fate of their missing relatives, with entire settlements near the river swept away. The US has pledged $3.6 million in humanitarian aid to Nepal to help with the disaster response.",
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    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Days after deadly Nepal flood, families of missing B.C. couples desperate for details",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/days-after-deadly-nepal-flood-families-of-missing-b-c-couples",
        "published": "2026-08-27T10:10:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Number of missing in Nepal and Tibet rises to nearly 3,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/number-of-missing-in-nepal-and-tibet-rises-to-nearly-3-000",
        "published": "2026-08-29T17:15:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal, China disaster nears 3,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/rescuers-dig-into-tunnel-as-missing-toll-from-nepal-china-disaster",
        "published": "2026-08-29T22:47:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Missing toll from Nepal, China floods nears 3,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/missing-toll-from-nepal-china-floods-nears-3-000-4305629",
        "published": "2026-08-29T23:22:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Rescuers dig into tunnel with hopes to rescue dozens as missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/rescuers-dig-into-tunnel-with-hopes-to-rescue-dozens-as-missing-toll",
        "published": "2026-08-29T23:57:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal and China flood nears 3,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/rescuers-dig-into-tunnel-as-missing-toll-from-nepal-and-china-flood",
        "published": "2026-08-30T00:57:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}