{
  "id": 4504388,
  "title": "News live: number of Australians missing in Nepal floods rises; Penny Wong announces $3m additional aid for disaster",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/news-live-number-of-australians-missing-in-nepal-floods-rises-penny",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T21:10:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/31/nepal-floods-penny-wong-labor-anthony-albanese-one-nation-pauline-hanson-angus-taylor-liberal-party-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The number of Australians missing in Nepal's recent floods has increased, with Nepali and Chinese authorities confirming a death toll of at least 810. Australian personnel have been unable to access the flood zone due to power outages affecting eight power stations, making it difficult to reach the area. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has announced that it will transport the first supplies from Queensland in the coming days. Australian Assistant Minister for Immigration, Matt Thistlethwaite, stated that Nepal authorities do not currently require this support.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Families concerned for Australians missing in China after Nepal-Tibet floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/families-concerned-for-australians-missing-in-china-after-nepal-tibet",
        "published": "2026-08-30T19:13:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Australia news LIVE: More than 40 Australians remain missing in Nepal as death toll rises above 800; US strikes Iranian rocket launchers in Hormuz in first military action in weeks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/australia-news-live-more-than-40-australians-remain-missing-in-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-30T20:57:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Australia news LIVE: More than 40 Australians remain missing in Nepal as death toll rises above 800; US strikes Iranian rocket launchers in Hormuz in first military action in weeks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/australia-news-live-more-than-40-australians-remain-missing-in-nepal-4504974",
        "published": "2026-08-30T20:57:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "News live: number of Australians missing in Nepal floods rises; Penny Wong announces $3m additional aid for disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/news-live-number-of-australians-missing-in-nepal-floods-rises-penny-4505340",
        "published": "2026-08-30T21:33:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}