{
  "id": 4582428,
  "title": "Rescue efforts intensify after Nepal-Tibet flooding as deaths climb past 900",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/rescue-efforts-intensify-after-nepal-tibet-flooding-as-deaths-climb-4582428",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T05:53:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/nepal-tibet-china-flash-floods-744fe6e15ae7751e15efcd6dff70170c"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet has claimed at least 900 lives and left over 4,700 people missing, prompting authorities to ramp up rescue efforts. Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basnet, Nepal's army spokesman, reported that search and rescue operations were underway in hills, settlements, and river areas. Multiple foreign teams are assisting local rescuers in finding trapped workers in hydropower tunnels, as at least 90 individuals are reported trapped in multiple tunnels of hydropower plants. Nepal's disaster agency confirmed 903 deaths in the country, with 4,247 missing, including 592 foreigners. Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths and 546 missing, with 261 of the missing being foreigners, including over a hundred Nepalis. The floods began on Wednesday, following a glacial collapse in the Himalayan region, where bedrock underneath a glacier had collapsed, causing a magnitude 5.2 seismic event. The resulting rocks and melted water swollen the rivers, leading to a torrent of water that swept buildings, bridges, and earth downstream in both Tibet and Nepal.",
  "summary": "KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Authorities were intensifying rescue efforts after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet killed at least 900 people and…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Rescue efforts intensify after Nepal-Tibet flooding as deaths climb past 900",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/rescue-efforts-intensify-after-nepal-tibet-flooding-as-deaths-climb",
        "published": "2026-08-31T05:10:43.000Z"
      }
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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."
}