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  "id": 5293237,
  "title": "Nepal floods highlight growing threat of unpredictable Himalayan hazards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nepal-floods-highlight-growing-threat-of-unpredictable-himalayan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T08:44:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/the-green-guardian/2026-09-03-nepal-floods-highlight-growing-threat-of-unpredictable-himalayan-hazards/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scientists investigating Nepal’s deadly Rasuwa district floods have found that a sudden, undetected ice-rock avalanche high in the Himalayas triggered the disaster, exposing the limits of conventional early-warning systems.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "'Nothing but mud and silt' - the village swept away by deadly floods in Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nothing-but-mud-and-silt-the-village-swept-away-by-deadly-floods-in",
        "published": "2026-09-02T15:16:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump shut down project to track landslides in Nepal year before deadly floods came: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/trump-shut-down-project-to-track-landslides-in-nepal-year-before",
        "published": "2026-09-03T04:01:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Nepal to rebuild landslide warning system after floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nepal-to-rebuild-landslide-warning-system-after-floods",
        "published": "2026-09-03T05:48:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Nepal rejects foreign rescue teams, accepts aid after deadly disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nepal-rejects-foreign-rescue-teams-accepts-aid-after-deadly-disaster",
        "published": "2026-09-03T06:12:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hankyoreh",
        "title": "[Reportage] ‘Evacuate!’: Missing worker’s warning saved coworkers from Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/reportage-evacuate-missing-workers-warning-saved-coworkers-from-nepal",
        "published": "2026-09-03T06:27:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mongabay",
        "title": "During Nepal floods, decentralized, community-based warning saved lives",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/during-nepal-floods-decentralized-community-based-warning-saved-lives",
        "published": "2026-09-03T08:16:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}