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  "id": 4314487,
  "title": "Families balance hope and despair in race to find survivors in Nepal as 41 Australians still missing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/families-balance-hope-and-despair-in-race-to-find-survivors-in-nepal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T00:27:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/30/families-balance-hope-and-despair-in-race-to-find-survivors-in-nepal-as-australians-still-missing"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Rescue efforts are underway in Nepal following devastating floods along the border with China. At least 682 bodies have been recovered, with 675 in Nepal and seven in China. Nearly 3,000 people are still missing, according to France 24.\n\nIn Kathmandu, authorities are collecting DNA samples and planning burials at a teaching hospital, where pictures of unidentified victims are being displayed on a wall. The hospital has been taking in bodies, many of whom are covered in mud and difficult to recognise.\n\nFamilies of missing Australians are anxiously waiting for news, with 41 or 42 Australians still unaccounted for, according to different reports from The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. Rescuers, including the Nepali army, continue to search for survivors, with a breakthrough at the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric site where over 100 workers may still be alive, a pipe was inserted into a tunnel, as reported by Le Monde English.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Nepal floods: MEA says 88 Indians rescued, 287 still missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/nepal-floods-mea-says-88-indians-rescued-287-still-missing",
        "published": "2026-08-29T13:13:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Borneo Post Online",
        "title": "Nepal floods: Briefing for families of missing Malaysians to be held tomorrow, says Foreign Minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/nepal-floods-briefing-for-families-of-missing-malaysians-to-be-held",
        "published": "2026-08-29T15:13:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "‘Trying to reach a safe location’: Missing UK couple's last message from flood-hit Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/trying-to-reach-a-safe-location-missing-uk-couples-last-message-from",
        "published": "2026-08-29T17:38:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar",
        "title": "Minister of State at Ministry of Foreign Affairs receives phone call from Syrian FM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/minister-of-state-at-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-receives-phone-call",
        "published": "2026-08-29T18:08:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Foreign Minister Ablakwa calls for new approach to address root causes of conflict and youth migration",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/foreign-minister-ablakwa-calls-for-new-approach-to-address-root",
        "published": "2026-08-29T20:04:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000 as race for survivors continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/missing-toll-from-nepal-china-flood-nears-3-000-as-race-for-survivors",
        "published": "2026-08-29T20:12:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Families balance hope and despair in race to find survivors in Nepal as 41 Australians still missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/families-balance-hope-and-despair-in-race-to-find-survivors-in-nepal-4316537",
        "published": "2026-08-30T00:27:59.000Z"
      }
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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."
}