{
  "id": 4587680,
  "title": "Rescue work intensifies as death toll in China-Nepal disaster approaches 1,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/rescue-work-intensifies-as-death-toll-in-china-nepal-disaster-4587680",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T06:05:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3365810/rescue-work-intensifies-death-toll-china-nepal-disaster-approaches-1000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Rescuers from China and Nepal continued searching landslide- and flood-affected areas on Monday while efforts to reopen roads to the heart of the disaster-hit area at Gyirong Port entered a “critical stage”. The death toll in Nepal had risen to 903 as of 9am on Monday, with 4,247 people still missing, according to data released by the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Rescue work intensifies as death toll in China-Nepal disaster approaches 1,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/rescue-work-intensifies-as-death-toll-in-china-nepal-disaster",
        "published": "2026-08-31T06:05:26.000Z"
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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."
}