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World Service,29 Aug 2026,49 mins

Rescue teams in Nepal on high alert for signs of another landslide

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International aid organisations and governments are stepping up emergency efforts in Nepal after Wednesday's deadly flash floods. Also in today's programme: Icelanders head to the polls today to vote on whether to resume talks to join the European Union; the New York-based musician with a mobile studio making music with strangers, and the push to protect France's marmots from the annual hunt. Presenter Gary O'Donoghue is joined by Julie Norman, professor of politics and international relations at University College London and Christopher Sabatini, director of the Latin America programme at the Chatham House think tank. Photo: A man carries an LPG gas cylinder through the hallway of a damaged house after the flash floods on Wednesday. 29 August (Credit: Adnan Abidi/ Reuters)

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