{
  "id": 5089866,
  "title": "Two South Africans arrive in Durban after escaping Nepal floods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/two-south-africans-arrive-in-durban-after-escaping-nepal-floods",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T12:29:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/two-south-africans-arrive-in-durban-after-escaping-nepal-floods/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two South Africans, Sulosh Pillay and her daughter Keshni, have arrived at King Shaka International Airport in Durban, having fled devastating floods in Nepal. They are among nine South Africans who returned home after surviving the floods and landslides that ravaged their country. The group, organized by the Mohanji Foundation South Africa, had embarked on a spiritual pilgrimage to Mount Kailash before the disaster struck. Pillay and her daughter arrived in Durban, while the remaining seven members of the group had landed in Johannesburg. They had departed from the affected region two days prior to the floods and landslides. Pillay expressed a mix of emotions upon their homecoming, grateful for their survival but deeply saddened for the six South Africans still reported missing. She emphasized their gratitude for being given a second chance at life, while also expressing sorrow for the Nepalese population, whom they described as hardworking and impoverished. Keshni Pillay praised the Nepalese people for their kindness, as they were taken in by local residents and helped to safety. She mourned the loss of the villages they had previously walked through, now completely destroyed by the floods. Pillay also expressed immense gratitude to the Mohanji International Foundation, with Mohanji himself checking on each survivor.",
  "summary": "Nine South Africans have returned home after surviving floods and landslides in Nepal.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "A minor went missing in Gujarat. The trail has led police to flood-hit Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/a-minor-went-missing-in-gujarat-the-trail-has-led-police-to-flood-hit",
        "published": "2026-09-02T12:00:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(LEAD) Intensive search under way for 9 S. Koreans missing in Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/lead-intensive-search-under-way-for-9-s-koreans-missing-in-nepal",
        "published": "2026-09-02T12:21:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Nepal intensifies relief and recovery efforts after deadly floods, UN says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nepal-intensifies-relief-and-recovery-efforts-after-deadly-floods-un",
        "published": "2026-09-02T13:22:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}