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  "id": 4587044,
  "title": "Australians missing in Nepal targeted by ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘abhorrent’ racist slurs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/australians-missing-in-nepal-targeted-by-heartbreaking-and-abhorrent",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T06:32:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/31/australians-missing-in-nepal-targeted-by-heartbreaking-and-abhorrent-racist-slurs"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rescue efforts are ongoing in Nepal and Tibet after devastating floods triggered by a glacier collapse in the Himalayas. The overall death toll stands at 919, with at least 4,793 people missing. In Nepal, 903 people have been confirmed dead and 4,247 missing, according to the country's disaster authority. The missing include 592 foreigners, 933 workers on hydropower projects, 45 Nepali army soldiers, 38 police and armed police officers, and 19 customs and immigration officers.\n\nIn Tibet, Chinese state media report 16 dead and 546 people missing. Indian authorities have recovered 17 bodies from rivers flowing from Nepal, but these are not included in the toll. The floods have also affected Australians, with 43 reported missing. Community members have appealed for compassion in the face of hateful rhetoric, as racist social media comments have been made towards the Australians missing in the floods.\n\nThe Australian government and other authorities are working to assist the families of those affected. In one case, the Penang government is looking to assist the families of two Penang climbers reported missing while hiking in Nepal's Langtang Valley. A South Korean team has also begun a ground search for nine missing nationals, after failing to secure helicopter clearance due to bad weather and restrictions on foreign helicopters.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Nepal buries its dead as more than 3,000 remain missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nepal-buries-its-dead-as-more-than-3-000-remain-missing",
        "published": "2026-08-31T02:57:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Townsville mum, Sydney dad among Australians missing in Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/townsville-mum-sydney-dad-among-australians-missing-in-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:14:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Nepal buries dead as rescuers seek thousands missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nepal-buries-dead-as-rescuers-seek-thousands-missing",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:19:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Ladysmith unites in prayer for six South Africans missing in Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ladysmith-unites-in-prayer-for-six-south-africans-missing-in-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Nepal buries dead as rescuers seek thousands missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nepal-buries-dead-as-rescuers-seek-thousands-missing-4576419",
        "published": "2026-08-31T04:49:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Australians missing in the Nepal floods: what we know so far",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/australians-missing-in-the-nepal-floods-what-we-know-so-far",
        "published": "2026-08-31T05:31:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Nepal flood death toll rises to 900, more than 4,700 missing: disaster authority",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nepal-flood-death-toll-rises-to-900-more-than-4-700-missing-disaster",
        "published": "2026-08-31T05:32:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Disaster authority confirms Nepal flood death toll reached 903, while missing number 4,247",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/disaster-authority-confirms-nepal-flood-death-toll-reached-903-while",
        "published": "2026-08-31T06:32:49.000Z"
      }
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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."
}