{
  "id": 5198533,
  "title": "Nepal flood: Death toll hits 1,222, 4,875 missing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nepal-flood-death-toll-hits-1-222-4-875-missing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T23:40:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nepal-flood-death-toll-hits-1222-4875-missing/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The death toll from the Nepal floods has reached 1,222, with 4,875 people still missing, according to Punch Nigeria. New Straits Times reports a slightly lower death toll of 1,220 and 4,762 missing, including 844 foreigners.\n\nRescuers continue search operations a week after the disaster. According to New Straits Times, 11,993 people have been rescued from the flood-hit areas, and 21,314 security personnel have been mobilised to assist in the ongoing search and rescue operations. Around 1.6 million people have been affected in Nepal by the flash floods.\n\nOn the Chinese side of the border, at least 16 people have been killed and 546 missing, including 261 foreigners, as reported by New Straits Times. There is no further information on the number of people affected or rescued on the Chinese side.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Nepal-China Flash Floods Death Toll Tops 1,000 After 84 More Fatalities; 4,462 Missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/world-nepal-china-flash-floods-death-toll-tops-1-000-after-84-more",
        "published": "2026-09-01T04:42:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "How catastrophic flash flood unfolded at remote Nepal-China border point",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/how-catastrophic-flash-flood-unfolded-at-remote-nepal-china-border",
        "published": "2026-09-01T06:02:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Iranian media: Death toll of strikes rise to 18",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/iranian-media-death-toll-of-strikes-rise-to-18",
        "published": "2026-09-02T17:08:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Death toll from Nepal-China flash floods at 1,220, nearly 4,800 missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/death-toll-from-nepal-china-flash-floods-at-1-220-nearly-4-800-missing",
        "published": "2026-09-02T22:31:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Nepal flood: Death toll hits 1,222, 4,875 missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nepal-flood-death-toll-hits-1-222-4-875-missing-5201109",
        "published": "2026-09-02T23:54:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}