{
  "id": 5201109,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T23:54:29.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/nepal-flood-death-toll-hits-1222-4875-missing/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The death toll from the Nepal floods has reached 1,222, with 4,875 people still missing. Rescuers continue search operations a week after the disaster.\n\nAccording to the New Straits Times, 1,204 bodies have been recovered in Nepal since the massive flash floods hit on August 26. Around 301 people were injured and 4,216 remained missing.\n\nAround 1.6 million people have been affected in Nepal by the flash floods. On the Chinese side of the border, at least 16 people have been killed and 546 missing, including 261 foreigners.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "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"
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      {
        "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 Nigeria",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-02T23:40:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}