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  "id": 4322150,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T01:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/nepals-foreign-minister-calls-for-global-climate-change-crackdown-as-flooding-death-toll-rises/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nepal's foreign minister, Shisir Khanal, has attributed the catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 675 people to rising temperatures and called for a global climate change crackdown. The flooding occurred after a glacial collapse at the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey.\n\nRescue efforts are ongoing, with the Nepali army inserting a pipe into a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric site where workers are believed to be trapped. According to CBS News, at least 675 people have died, while Free Malaysia Today reports that 682 bodies have been recovered and nearly 3,000 people are missing.\n\nThe rescue efforts are focused on the Trishuli 3A and 3B sites, with over 100 workers possibly still alive and trapped inside tunnels. The Home Minister, Sudan Gurung, stated that air is being sent through a small opening and excavation work will begin to rescue those trapped.",
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      {
        "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": "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"
      },
      {
        "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."
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