{
  "id": 5051841,
  "title": "Nepal flood death toll rises to 1,114",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nepal-flood-death-toll-rises-to-1-114",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/news/2026-09-02-nepal-flood-death-toll-rises-to-1114/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kathmandu reported a rise in death toll due to recent floods in Rasuwa and surrounding districts to 1,114, according to Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA). Out of these, 348 bodies were found in Chitwan district, 217 in Nawalparasi East, 190 in Nawalparasi West, 155 in Nuwakot, 66 in Gorkha, 59 in Dhading, 41 in Rasuwa, and 38 in Tanahun. As of 9 am Wednesday, 3,916 people were still missing, with 95 bodies identified and returned to families. Nepal Police reported a discrepancy, stating that 4,858 people, including 583 foreigners, are still unaccounted for. The whereabouts of individuals from 11 hydropower projects affected by the floods remain unknown, with the Nepali Army and international teams making efforts to locate them.",
  "summary": "Nepal flash floods: Death toll mounts to 1,114 as search operations continue.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Death toll in Nepal rises to 1,114",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/death-toll-in-nepal-rises-to-1-114",
        "published": "2026-09-02T08:04:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "In the news today: Nepal flood death toll, Ontario nickel mining, drought recovery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/in-the-news-today-nepal-flood-death-toll-ontario-nickel-mining",
        "published": "2026-09-02T08:34:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}