{
  "id": 5330487,
  "title": "Canadian citizen confirmed safe after Nepal floods but 29 still missing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/canadian-citizen-confirmed-safe-after-nepal-floods-but-29-still",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T13:04:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12046207/canadian-located-safe-in-nepal-flash-floods/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Canadian citizen confirmed safe following flash flooding in Nepal, according to an update from Global Affairs Canada on Wednesday. However, 29 other Canadians and permanent residents are still missing, with their whereabouts unknown. The search for these individuals continues amidst challenging conditions and damaged infrastructure. Nepal police are urging families of the missing to provide contact information, such as phone numbers, to aid in pinpointing their location. DNA sample collection is underway to support identification efforts, with those needing to submit samples being contacted directly by Global Affairs. Canada is dispatching over 18,000 supply kits containing shelters, tools, hygiene items, and solar lights, as well as $5 million in funding to aid relief efforts in Nepal. As of the latest report, 324 foreign nationals have been rescued, while 590 from 39 countries remain missing, with at least 1,204 fatalities reported.",
  "summary": "The search for missing individuals in Nepal is ongoing despite treacherous terrain, damaged infrastructure and dangerous weather conditions.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Mothership",
        "title": "S'pore police getting DNA samples of S'poreans missing in Nepal floods to identify victims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/spore-police-getting-dna-samples-of-sporeans-missing-in-nepal-floods",
        "published": "2026-09-03T08:28:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "How that one blue house in Nepal survived the devastating floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/how-that-one-blue-house-in-nepal-survived-the-devastating-floods",
        "published": "2026-09-03T09:42:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Nepal: How are the hundreds of victims from the floods being identified?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nepal-how-are-the-hundreds-of-victims-from-the-floods-being-identified",
        "published": "2026-09-03T10:52:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Canadian citizen confirmed safe after Nepal floods but 29 still missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/canadian-citizen-confirmed-safe-after-nepal-floods-but-29-still-5332455",
        "published": "2026-09-03T13:04:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Nothing left standing in Nepal valley after catastrophic floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nothing-left-standing-in-nepal-valley-after-catastrophic-floods",
        "published": "2026-09-03T14:59:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Aid operations in aftermath of deadly Nepal floods hampered by conditions | First Thing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/aid-operations-in-aftermath-of-deadly-nepal-floods-hampered-by",
        "published": "2026-09-03T15:03:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}