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  "id": 4625894,
  "title": "‘A bus was swept away 15 minutes later’: Survivors recount narrow escapes from Nepal floods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/a-bus-was-swept-away-15-minutes-later-survivors-recount-narrow",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T10:07:00.000Z",
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tourists from West Bengal, Maharashtra and Kerala have recounted landslides, flash floods and perilous journeys after being stranded in Nepal.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Island Sri Lanka",
        "title": "Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before school washed away by Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/head-teacher-evacuated-900-children-minutes-before-school-washed-away",
        "published": "2026-08-30T14:13:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Nepal floods: 149 Indians rescued amid evacuation efforts, MEA releases names",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/nepal-floods-149-indians-rescued-amid-evacuation-efforts-mea-releases",
        "published": "2026-08-30T14:21:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Hotel where we ate breakfast swept away moments later, pilgrim recalls Nepal floods horror",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/hotel-where-we-ate-breakfast-swept-away-moments-later-pilgrim-recalls",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:10:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Nepal flash floods LIVE: At least 933 workers trapped in hydropower projects",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nepal-flash-floods-live-at-least-933-workers-trapped-in-hydropower",
        "published": "2026-08-31T04:38:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "The Nepal floods seem a world away – but make no mistake, climate breakdown will affect us all | Nesrine Malik",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/the-nepal-floods-seem-a-world-away-but-make-no-mistake-climate",
        "published": "2026-08-31T05:00:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Nepal floods: Death toll nears 1,000 as 4,793 remain missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nepal-floods-death-toll-nears-1-000-as-4-793-remain-missing",
        "published": "2026-08-31T06:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "This principal in Nepal evacuated 900 students before flooding swept away their school",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/this-principal-in-nepal-evacuated-900-students-before-flooding-swept-4633347",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:49:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "This principal in Nepal evacuated 900 students before flooding swept away their school",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/this-principal-in-nepal-evacuated-900-students-before-flooding-swept",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times",
        "title": "Nepal floods: Local charity RLAF appeals for donations, pledges $50,000 to relief efforts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nepal-floods-local-charity-rlaf-appeals-for-donations-pledges-50-000",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:27:12.000Z"
      }
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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."
}