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  "id": 4318597,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T00:57:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/30/asia-pacific/rescuers-tunnel-nepal-china-flood/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Rescuers have made progress in a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric site in Nepal, where workers are believed to be trapped. According to the Japan Times and Le Monde English, the Nepali army inserted a pipe into the tunnel late on Saturday. The tunnel is thought to contain over 100 workers who may still be alive.\n\nThe death toll from the floods at the Nepal-Tibet border has risen to at least 682, according to Le Monde English. The US Geological Survey attributed the deadly torrent to a glacial collapse.\n\nThe floods have also affected Australians, with 42 reported missing, The Age reports. Families and friends of the missing Australians are waiting anxiously for news as rescue efforts continue.",
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    "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",
        "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": "CBS News",
        "title": "Nepal's foreign minister calls for global climate change crackdown as flooding death toll rises",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/nepals-foreign-minister-calls-for-global-climate-change-crackdown-as",
        "published": "2026-08-30T01:09:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "573 workers trapped or missing at 11 Nepal hydropower sites after flash floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/573-workers-trapped-or-missing-at-11-nepal-hydropower-sites-after",
        "published": "2026-08-30T01:24:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Nepal floods leave 55 Malaysians uncontactable, 36 more missing in China, says ministry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/nepal-floods-leave-55-malaysians-uncontactable-36-more-missing-in",
        "published": "2026-08-30T01:45:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}