{
  "id": 4359992,
  "title": "Death toll from Nepal-Tibet floods crosses 700 as rescue efforts enter fifth day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/death-toll-from-nepal-tibet-floods-crosses-700-as-rescue-efforts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T05:30:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/08/30/death-toll-from-nepal-tibet-floods-crosses-700-as-rescue-efforts-enter-fifth-day/233271"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Devastating floods near the border with China have claimed the lives of at least 734 people in Nepal, with 2,498 others still missing, as rescue efforts enter their fifth day, according to the country's disaster authority. Chinese state media had earlier reported 16 deaths and 546 missing in Tibet following the disaster that occurred on Wednesday. The overall death toll has risen to 750, with 3,044 people still unaccounted for. The number of missing in Nepal has increased from the 2,426 recorded on Saturday evening, now including 589 foreigners – a rise from the 517 previously listed as out of contact. The flood victims consist of school benches and a teacher's chair buried in mud inside a classroom at Bageshwori Secondary School in Galchi, Nepal's Dhading district. Additionally, 933 workers on hydropower projects along the river were washed away by the torrent. The disaster authority has rescued a total of 8,186 people, including 227 foreigners. In India, authorities have recovered seven bodies from rivers originating from Nepal, believed to be flood victims, although these are not included in the toll.",
  "summary": "KATHMANDU, Aug 30 — Devastating floods near the border with China killed at least 734 people in Nepal and 2,498 re...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Nepal Flash Floods Death Toll Rises To 734, Nearly 2,500 Missing As Day 5 Rescue Operations Continue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/nepal-flash-floods-death-toll-rises-to-734-nearly-2-500-missing-as",
        "published": "2026-08-30T04:51:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}