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  "id": 5684953,
  "title": "Smart team deployed to Nepal for humanitarian mission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/smart-team-deployed-to-nepal-for-humanitarian-mission",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T01:15:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1526052/smart-team-deployed-nepal-humanitarian-mission"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An 11-man team from Malaysia's Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart) has departed for Nepal to assist in search-and-rescue operations following devastating floods. The team, led by Smart commander Abdul Manaf Che Isa, left Subang Air Base aboard a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) A400M aircraft.\n\nThe mission aims to help locate 55 Malaysians still reported uncontactable. According to The Vibes, the team will be equipped with high-capacity drones and specialised equipment to support operations led by the Nepalese authorities.\n\nA separate 15-strong specialist drone team, which includes 10 Fire and Rescue NSW personnel from Australia, has also arrived in Kathmandu to assist with search efforts, as reported by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "UAE search and rescue team arrives in Nepal to boost urgent flood response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/uae-search-and-rescue-team-arrives-in-nepal-to-boost-urgent-flood",
        "published": "2026-09-04T15:43:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "More than a week after Nepal’s deadliest flood disaster in years, here’s what we know so far",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/more-than-a-week-after-nepals-deadliest-flood-disaster-in-years-heres",
        "published": "2026-09-04T17:22:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Fresh flood fears in Nepal as landslide partially blocks Chaulani river in Darchula",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/fresh-flood-fears-in-nepal-as-landslide-partially-blocks-chaulani",
        "published": "2026-09-04T17:43:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Australian families hire helicopters to search cut-off Nepal villages",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/australian-families-hire-helicopters-to-search-cut-off-nepal-villages",
        "published": "2026-09-04T20:01:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Boots on the ground as first Australian rescue team arrives in Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/boots-on-the-ground-as-first-australian-rescue-team-arrives-in-nepal",
        "published": "2026-09-04T20:33:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Boots on the ground as first Australian rescue team arrives in Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/boots-on-the-ground-as-first-australian-rescue-team-arrives-in-nepal-5638376",
        "published": "2026-09-04T20:33:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "News Wrap: 2 men rescued from Nepal tunnel 9 days after catastrophic flood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/news-wrap-2-men-rescued-from-nepal-tunnel-9-days-after-catastrophic",
        "published": "2026-09-04T22:45:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Rescue of Nepal hydropower workers ‘triumph for humans and humanity’, tunnelling expert says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/rescue-of-nepal-hydropower-workers-triumph-for-humans-and-humanity",
        "published": "2026-09-05T00:00:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "SMART Team to leave for Nepal today as search for 55 Malaysians continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/smart-team-to-leave-for-nepal-today-as-search-for-55-malaysians",
        "published": "2026-09-05T00:36:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "FM Cho to visit Nepal for ministerial talks on massive flood response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/fm-cho-to-visit-nepal-for-ministerial-talks-on-massive-flood-response",
        "published": "2026-09-05T00:53:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "FM Cho to visit Nepal for ministerial talks on massive flood response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/fm-cho-to-visit-nepal-for-ministerial-talks-on-massive-flood-response-5698192",
        "published": "2026-09-05T02:57:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
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