{
  "id": 5314346,
  "title": "Nepal Calls Bhotekoshi Floods 'Himalayan Tsunami' As Toll Crosses 1,250, Over 4,800 Missing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nepal-calls-bhotekoshi-floods-himalayan-tsunami-as-toll-crosses-1-250",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:50:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/nepal-calls-bhotekoshi-floods-himalayan-tsunami-as-toll-crosses-1250-over-4800-missing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal declared the recent Bhotekoshi floods a \"Himalayan Tsunami\" in a recent briefing to diplomats. The death toll has surpassed 1,250, with over 4,800 people still unaccounted for. Khanal expressed gratitude to neighboring countries and the international community for their support and solidarity. He linked the disaster to climate change, claiming that industrialized nations responsible for carbon emissions historically bear responsibility to compensate vulnerable nations like Nepal. Prime Minister Balendra Shah also emphasized the need to raise the connection between the disaster and climate change with the international community. The Bhotekoshi River floods were triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26, causing widespread devastation in northern and central Nepal. The government's top priority is to save Nepalese and foreign nationals through intensified search and rescue operations in affected areas.",
  "summary": "Nepal Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal on Thursday described the devastating Bhotekoshi floods as a “Himalayan Tsunami” and expressed gratitude to neighbouring countries and the international community for extending support and solidarity to Nepal. The floods have caused widespread destruction across the country, with the death toll rising to more than 1,250 on Thursday as authorities recovered…",
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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."
}