{
  "id": 4607685,
  "title": "Sharp rise in number of people missing in Nepal as death toll reaches 903",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/sharp-rise-in-number-of-people-missing-in-nepal-as-death-toll-reaches",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T08:53:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Egypt Independent",
    "slug": "egypt-independent",
    "url": "https://www.egyptindependent.com/sharp-rise-in-number-of-people-missing-in-nepal-as-death-toll-reaches-903/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The death toll from recent catastrophic flooding at the Nepal-China border region has surged to 903, with the number of missing people rising to 4,247, according to Nepal's disaster authority. This sharp increase comes after the previous update reported 2,502 people as missing on Sunday. The death toll in China stands at 16, as of Sunday. Emergency workers in Nepal have managed to rescue 10,451 people, bringing the total number of fatalities and missing persons on both sides of the border to 919 and 4,793, respectively.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Nepal buries victims of Himalayan flooding as death toll climbs past 900",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nepal-buries-victims-of-himalayan-flooding-as-death-toll-climbs-past",
        "published": "2026-08-31T05:46:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Nepal flood: Death toll crosses 900, thousands still missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nepal-flood-death-toll-crosses-900-thousands-still-missing",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:09:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}