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  "id": 5056472,
  "title": "Nepal floods: Families gather at overwhelmed morgues in desperate search for loved ones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nepal-floods-families-gather-at-overwhelmed-morgues-in-desperate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T09:24:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260902-nepal-floods-families-gather-at-overwhelmed-morgues-in-desperate-search-for-loved-ones"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In Nepal, families of missing flood victims are gathering at overwhelmed morgues in search of their loved ones. The floods, triggered by a glacial collapse on August 26, have left over 1,100 bodies recovered and nearly 4,500 people missing, according to the Hong Kong Free Press.\n\nRelatives are visiting hospitals, consulting lists of survivors, and scrutinizing photos of unidentified bodies. Some have begun conducting symbolic funerals, including burning straw effigies in Hindu rituals, to \"liberate the souls\" of their missing relatives, as reported by the Hong Kong Free Press.\n\nRescuers are still searching for survivors, including 639 hydropower workers missing since the floods, but hopes are fading. The search and rescue operation is ongoing, with foreign teams supporting the efforts, but difficulties such as heavy mud and debris are being encountered, the Malay Mail reported.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 11,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Non-profit says 4 Indian-origin people from Texas missing after Nepal floods, launches USD 100K in relief drive",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/non-profit-says-4-indian-origin-people-from-texas-missing-after-nepal",
        "published": "2026-09-02T02:32:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Nepal floods bring strange fish to Bihar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nepal-floods-bring-strange-fish-to-bihar",
        "published": "2026-09-02T03:25:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Nepal families hold funerals for loved ones still missing after deadly floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nepal-families-hold-funerals-for-loved-ones-still-missing-after",
        "published": "2026-09-02T04:00:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Memorials held for missing in Nepal as PM highlights climate risk in Himalayas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/memorials-held-for-missing-in-nepal-as-pm-highlights-climate-risk-in",
        "published": "2026-09-02T05:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "KuGompo City businesswoman among six South Africans still missing in Nepal disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/kugompo-city-businesswoman-among-six-south-africans-still-missing-in",
        "published": "2026-09-02T05:08:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "Bihar government issues advisory against consuming fish washed in by Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/bihar-government-issues-advisory-against-consuming-fish-washed-in-by",
        "published": "2026-09-02T05:54:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hankyoreh",
        "title": "[Interview] Nepal’s children face a new set of hardships after disastrous floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/interview-nepals-children-face-a-new-set-of-hardships-after",
        "published": "2026-09-02T06:09:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Nepal floods: Father borrows $13, walks for days to search for missing son",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nepal-floods-father-borrows-13-walks-for-days-to-search-for-missing",
        "published": "2026-09-02T07:16:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Nepal flash floods: Over five tonnes of medicines, 11-member rescue team in India’s next tranche of aid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nepal-flash-floods-over-five-tonnes-of-medicines-11-member-rescue",
        "published": "2026-09-02T07:39:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DutchNews",
        "title": "Dutch woman living in Nepal found alive after surviving floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/dutch-woman-living-in-nepal-found-alive-after-surviving-floods",
        "published": "2026-09-02T10:21:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}