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World Service,27 Aug 2026,49 mins

Death toll increases in Nepal-Tibet flash flood

Newsday

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Rescue teams have worked through the night to locate survivors of the devastating flash floods that hit northern Nepal, killing nearly two hundred people. Hundreds of people including tourists remain missing. Facebook and Instagram owner Meta has agreed to pay up to $18bn to settle claims brought by 29 US states that its platforms harmed children. And we look at the increased piracy of the coast of Somalia with a minister in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland. Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy. (Photo:A drone view shows mud covering properties following a flash flood in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal. Credit: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters).

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