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  "id": 9680238,
  "title": "Nepal floods were 'a warning to the world,' prime minister tells UN",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/nepal-floods-were-a-warning-to-the-world-prime-minister-tells-un-9680238",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T02:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260925/nepal-floods-were-a-warning-to-the-world-prime-minister-tells-un"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah has told the United Nations that last month's catastrophic floods in the country were not just a local tragedy, but a warning to the world. According to Shah, a warming climate is destabilizing the fragile Himalayan ecology, melting permafrost and glaciers, and accelerating hazards.\n\nThe floods, triggered by a high-altitude glacial mountain collapse, resulted in over 1,400 deaths and 6,000 people still missing, with economic devastation in the billions of dollars, as reported by the New Straits Times. Shah urged the international community to help bear the cost of adapting to climate change, as Nepal cannot build resilience alone against a crisis made worse by the failure of global governance.\n\nNepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal also emphasized that the country has contributed negligibly to the breakdown of the global climate system, despite being heavily affected by it. He noted that over 90% of Nepal's electricity comes from hydropower and over 70% of new cars sold are electric. The minister stressed that climate change issues are no longer theoretical and that the frequency of such disasters is likely to increase in the coming years.",
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        "published": "2026-09-25T00:44:33.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
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        "title": "Nepal’s PM says floods ‘a warning to the world’ about climate change",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/rich-nations-should-foot-climate-bill-says-nepal-minister-9680407",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:07:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Nepal floods were 'a warning to the world,' prime minister tells UN",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/nepal-floods-were-a-warning-to-the-world-prime-minister-tells-un-9676467",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:22:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Nepal’s leader, at UN, says recent floods serve as a ‘warning to the world’ about climate change",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/nepals-leader-at-un-says-recent-floods-serve-as-a-warning-to-the",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:50:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Nepal's leader says his country is paying the price of climate change",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/nepals-leader-says-his-country-is-paying-the-price-of-climate-change",
        "published": "2026-09-25T04:51:00.000Z"
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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."
}