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  "id": 9105839,
  "title": "Anwar raises fate of 55 Malaysians missing in floods with Nepal PM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/anwar-raises-fate-of-55-malaysians-missing-in-floods-with-nepal-pm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T07:31:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/22/anwar-raises-fate-of-55-malaysians-missing-in-floods-with-nepal-pm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has taken up the cause of 55 Malaysians who remain unaccounted for following Nepal's devastating floods last month. In a phone call with Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah, Anwar expressed the concerns of the families still awaiting news of their loved ones. He proposed a formal mechanism to address legal, financial, and administrative matters for the affected families if the victims remain missing despite ongoing search efforts. Anwar detailed this proposal in a Facebook post, stating that Shah described the disaster as resembling a tsunami, but assured Anwar that search efforts would persist despite the escalating difficulties. Anwar commended the Nepalese government, authorities, and rescue teams for their efforts, expressing hope that the search would yield results and provide the families the certainty they urgently seek. Over 1,400 people died in the disaster, and more than 6,000 are still missing. Anwar departed for China earlier today at the invitation of the Chinese government.",
  "summary": "Anwar Ibrahim says he proposed a formal mechanism to help families deal with legal, financial and administrative matters if search efforts fail.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Uncertainty plagues families of Malaysians still missing in Nepal's flood disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/uncertainty-plagues-families-of-malaysians-still-missing-in-nepals",
        "published": "2026-09-22T01:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Anwar raises plight of 55 M'sians still missing with Nepal PM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/anwar-raises-plight-of-55-msians-still-missing-with-nepal-pm",
        "published": "2026-09-22T07:13:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Anwar raises fate of 55 Malaysians missing in floods with Nepal PM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/anwar-raises-fate-of-55-malaysians-missing-in-floods-with-nepal-pm-9107220",
        "published": "2026-09-22T07:31:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "SNAPSHOT | Nepal floods: Anwar mulls mechanism to help affected families; M'sia bags gold in Asian Games for karate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/snapshot-nepal-floods-anwar-mulls-mechanism-to-help-affected-families",
        "published": "2026-09-22T11:02:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}