{
  "id": 7837227,
  "title": "Nepal raises flood missing toll by nearly 1,000 people to 6,150",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/nepal-raises-flood-missing-toll-by-nearly-1-000-people-to-6-150-7837227",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T17:19:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/09/1534374/nepal-raises-flood-missing-toll-nearly-1000-people-6150"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KATHMANDU, Nepal - The country's disaster authority has dramatically increased the number of missing people after the August 26 flood to 6,150, according to a report on Wednesday. The figure rose from 5,179 reported the previous day, as data collection and verification in affected districts were completed, Shanti Mahat, a spokeswoman for the disaster authority, told AFP.\n\nThe number of bodies retrieved so far stands at 1,403, with 105 of them identified, stated the disaster agency. Across the border in China, the death toll is 43, and 519 people are still missing, based on state media reports. Combined, the deadly glacial mountain collapse on the Nepal-China border now has 1,446 people dead and at least 6,669 missing.\n\nSeveral hundred foreigners, including tourists and pilgrims, are among the missing, and several have been identified as coming from foreign countries. The scale of the flood was unprecedented, with the Nepali government attributing it to the severe impact of rising global temperatures on the Himalayan mountains. Despite contributing a small fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions compared to industrialized nations, Nepal is facing a significant reconstruction bill of $4.78 billion following the deadly floods.\n\nPrime Minister Balendra Shah is set to travel abroad for the first time as leader next week to address the United Nations General Assembly on the urgent issue.",
  "summary": "KATHMANDU: Nepal’s disaster authority said Wednesday it had sharply revised up the number of people considered missing after the August 26 flood to 6,150, following data collection and verification in affected districts.",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Nepal raises flood missing toll by nearly 1,000 people to 6,150",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/nepal-raises-flood-missing-toll-by-nearly-1-000-people-to-6-150-7823757",
        "published": "2026-09-16T16:12:08.000Z"
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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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