{
  "id": 4576526,
  "title": "Nepal floods: Death toll crosses 900 mark as 4,247 people remain missing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nepal-floods-death-toll-crosses-900-mark-as-4-247-people-remain",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T05:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/news/2026-08-31-nepal-floods-death-toll-crosses-900-mark-as-4247-people-remain-missing/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kathmandu: The death toll in Nepal's devastating floods has surpassed 900, with 903 bodies recovered thus far. The highest number of fatalities, 272, was recorded in Chitwan district, where authorities have had difficulty managing the remains. To prevent the spread of disease, most of the corpses were buried at Devghat in the Kali Gandaki and Trishuli rivers confluence. DNA samples were collected for identification purposes before burial. Over 4,200 people remain missing, including 592 foreigners. Additionally, 933 hydropower workers and personnel from Nepal's Army, Police, and Armed Police Force are unaccounted for due to the disaster's impact on hydropower projects along the Nepal-China border. A total of 10,451 people have been rescued, comprising 252 foreigners and 3,344 Nepalis, mostly through aerial operations. Seventeen hundred and sixty-seven individuals have been injured, with 156 of them discharged following treatment.",
  "summary": "Kathmandu:The death toll from devastating floods in Nepal has crossed the 900 mark, as bodies recovered from riverbanks continue to pile up in several districts.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Death Toll From Nepal, Tibet Floods, Landslides Rises To 804, Nearly 3,300 Remain Missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/world-death-toll-from-nepal-tibet-floods-landslides-rises-to-804",
        "published": "2026-08-31T00:42:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Death toll from Nepal-China floods rises to 804",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/death-toll-from-nepal-china-floods-rises-to-804",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:06:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}