{
  "id": 6257550,
  "title": "Dubai-based Nepali bus driver gives up home trip to support flood victims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/dubai-based-nepali-bus-driver-gives-up-home-trip-to-support-flood",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T07:19:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/people/dubai-based-nepali-bus-driver-gives-up-home-trip-to-support-flood-victims-1.500666827"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dubai-based Nepali bus driver Shanti Kumari Bhandari, 43, has renounced her upcoming home trip to contribute her savings towards aiding flood victims in Nepal. Bhandari, who has been a double decker tourist bus driver in the UAE since 2021, decided to donate her intended airfare to the Nepal Prime Minister's relief account after witnessing distressing videos of the disaster. She expressed deep empathy for families who had lost loved ones, homes, and livelihoods amidst the floods, and vowed to continue supporting the affected communities until she could. Her decision was heartened by her son, who saved his pocket money to match her donation. Despite missing her planned return during the Dashain and Tihar festivals, Bhandari emphasized that her compassion and solidarity with Nepal transcended geographical boundaries.",
  "summary": "Dubai: A Dubai-based Nepali expatriate has given up her long-awaited trip home and donated the money she had saved for her air ticket to help people affected by the devastating floods in Nepal. Shanti Kumari Bhandari, 43, has been planning to travel to Nepal this year during Dashain and Tihar, two major festivals that are deeply important to Nepalis living abroad. She has not returned to Nepal…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}