{
  "id": 4637221,
  "title": "3 Indians Rescued By Nepali Army From Flood-Hit Rasuwa Village; Embassy Facilitates Return",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/3-indians-rescued-by-nepali-army-from-flood-hit-rasuwa-village",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T11:04:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/3-indians-rescued-by-nepali-army-from-flood-hit-rasuwa-village-embassy-facilitates-return"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three Indian nationals and a Nepali colleague were rescued by the Nepali Army from Chilime village in Rasuwa district, which was severely impacted by flash floods on August 26, according to Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava. The disaster has resulted in more than 900 deaths and over 4,000 people still missing, as reported by Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA). The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu is assisting in the repatriation of the rescued Indians, Srivastava informed on X. India has deployed specialized teams to assist Nepal with rescue operations and victim identification, including a 19-member forensic team for DNA analysis and an Indian tunnel rescue team working at hydropower sites in Chilime and Langtang. Additionally, expert teams from both India and China are aiding Nepal's rescue efforts in locating 933 workers at various hydropower project sites who have been unreachable since the floods. The floods are thought to have been caused by an ice and rock collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border, leading to the destruction of numerous homes, roads, bridges, and damage to hydropower projects.",
  "summary": "Three Indian nationals and their Nepali colleague have been rescued by the Nepali Army from Chilime village in flood-hit Rasuwa district, Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava said on Monday. The rescue comes as India continues to support Nepal in relief and rescue operations after devastating flash floods swept through northern and central parts of the country on Aug 26. Death Toll…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}