{
  "id": 5472356,
  "title": "Australian couple ran up mountain with 3yo daughter to escape Nepal flood",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/australian-couple-ran-up-mountain-with-3yo-daughter-to-escape-nepal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T02:31:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/qld-couples-escape-from-nepals-inland-tsunami/107115428"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Queensland couple faced a harrowing escape after being caught in an inland tsunami in Nepal. Pramila Dangol and Clinton Baker, from Bundaberg, were on a family holiday with their three-year-old daughter when a collapsed glacier triggered catastrophic flooding in Betrawati on August 26. The village received a mere 15-minute warning before the wall of water struck, engulfing buildings in a torrent of water and debris. Dangol's family home, where she was born and raised, was washed away, along with cherished memories and photographs. The family fled to a mountain, with Baker carrying his daughter, Prammisha, to safety. They witnessed people scrambling onto rooftops of multi-storey buildings as the waves towered above the structures. Over a week later, the couple continues searching for many of Dangol's extended family, posting daily updates on Facebook. Despite the ordeal, both Baker and Dangol remain determined to return to Australia, urging others to cherish life.",
  "summary": "A couple from Bundaberg watched from a mountain as buildings and people below them were swallowed by a wave of debris.",
  "key_points": [
    "Queensland couple escapes Nepal flood with 3yo daughter",
    "Glacier collapse triggers 15-minute warning tsunami",
    "Family searches for extended relatives over week"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The disaster has left deep personal scars, particularly for Dangol, whose family home and memories were destroyed, and who now anxiously searches for many relatives still unaccounted for.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/engineers-use-whatsapp-to-guide-nepals-flood-rescue-efforts",
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        "title": "Engineers in a WhatsApp group guide Nepal’s flood rescue efforts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/engineers-in-a-whatsapp-group-guide-nepals-flood-rescue-efforts",
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  },
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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."
}