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  "id": 4326405,
  "title": "Across Nepal’s border in Tibet, mudslide death toll hits 16, with 546 still missing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/across-nepals-border-in-tibet-mudslide-death-toll-hits-16-with-546",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T02:15:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/08/30/across-nepals-border-in-tibet-mudslide-death-toll-hits-16-with-546-still-missing/233245"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In Tibet, a mudslide triggered by a glacier fracture on August 26 has left a death toll of 16 and 546 people still missing, according to local officials cited by Chinese state media. The disaster, which swept away entire villages, has resulted in a total of nearly 3,000 missing, with 691 bodies recovered. Among the missing are 261 foreign nationals, including 104 from Nepal, 49 from India, 33 from Latvia, and 18 from the United States. Chinese authorities have notified the respective embassies and consulates of these countries in China. The cause of the disaster has been identified as an ice-rock avalanche triggered by a glacier fracture on the southern slope of Lirung Peak in Nepal, according to Xinhua news agency.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/missing-toll-from-nepal-china-flood-nears-3-000-as-race-for-survivors",
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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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