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  "id": 4545033,
  "title": "Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/before-flood-catastrophe-nepal-asked-china-for-early-warnings-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T01:16:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/31/asia-pacific/politics/flood-nepal-china-warning-risks/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Three months before hundreds were killed in the flood, experts and officials from both countries met in Kathmandu to discuss the risk of such disasters.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Before flood catastrophe, Nepal and China discussed risks of such disasters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/before-flood-catastrophe-nepal-and-china-discussed-risks-of-such",
        "published": "2026-08-31T02:05:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Nepal sought China’s early warning months ago, got one less than 5 minutes before floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nepal-sought-chinas-early-warning-months-ago-got-one-less-than-5",
        "published": "2026-08-31T02:45:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Stray Kids' Lee Know donates $72,000 for Nepal flood relief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/stray-kids-lee-know-donates-72-000-for-nepal-flood-relief",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:17:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}