{
  "id": 5725209,
  "title": "UAE response team begins search and rescue efforts in flood-stricken Nepal as aid drive continues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/uae-response-team-begins-search-and-rescue-efforts-in-flood-stricken-5725209",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T05:30:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/09/05/uae-response-team-begins-search-and-rescue-efforts-in-flood-stricken-nepal-as-aid-drive-continues/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The UAE humanitarian task force has joined Nepali authorities in a critical search and rescue mission following devastating flash floods in Nepal. The mission, which began on Friday, involves members of the UAE Joint Operations Command, the Dubai Police search and rescue team, and the UAE Aid Agency. The death toll from the floods, which struck on August 26, has risen to over 1,300 with more than 5,500 people still missing. The UAE team is working alongside Nepali authorities to assess damage, coordinate relief efforts, and identify the needs of affected communities. In a hopeful development, two men were successfully rescued from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station nine days after the disaster, with the body of a third person found. The UAE is also providing crucial aid supplies, including food, shelter materials, and power generators, to those affected by the floods.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "UAE response team begins search and rescue efforts in flood-stricken Nepal as aid drive continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/uae-response-team-begins-search-and-rescue-efforts-in-flood-stricken",
        "published": "2026-09-05T05:30:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "‘Miracle’ rescue renews hope as Nepal flood death toll crosses 1,200",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/miracle-rescue-renews-hope-as-nepal-flood-death-toll-crosses-1-200",
        "published": "2026-09-05T06:33:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Rescuers continue grim search for Nepal flood survivor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/rescuers-continue-grim-search-for-nepal-flood-survivor",
        "published": "2026-09-05T06:36:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "First United Sikhs Malaysia team arrives in Nepal to aid flood victims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/first-united-sikhs-malaysia-team-arrives-in-nepal-to-aid-flood-victims",
        "published": "2026-09-05T08:46:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}