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Nepal to back five flood children as 933 hydropower missing from August go unmentioned
A Malaysian missing 37 days came home safe, while Friday's reports skip the 933 hydropower linked missing NDRRMA counted on August 31.
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Mahottari's Jaleshwor Floods as Ratu River Embankment Breaks in Three Places
Ratopati reports the Banchauri embankment broke at the same spot last year too, and no outlet has reported deaths, displaced households or crop damage costs.
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Nepal shifts Bhotekoshi flood response to recovery as officials count 5,285 missing
NDRRMA's own chief says a plan is being drafted to declare the missing legally dead so families can claim state relief.
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Himlung avalanche toll rises to seven dead, nine Nepali workers still missing
Three bodies were recovered Wednesday, and outlets credited three different people with the update, leaving unclear who owns the official count.
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Nepal flood toll rises to 35, Myagdi recommended for crisis status
The Rs 21 billion insurance figure making headlines belongs to a separate flood a month earlier, not this one.
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Nepal flood toll hits 27, but the Rs 74 billion power damage figure is from August
NEA's Rs 74 billion power damage estimate traces to the August 26 Bhote Koshi flood, not the rain that has killed 27 since September 24.
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Floods and landslides kill six in Nepal, 407 rescued as rivers breach danger levels
Rain-swollen Narayani, Tinau and Kaligandaki rivers have flooded homes and cut key highways in several provinces, officials say.
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One Month After Bhotekoshi Floods, 1,453 Dead, Survivors Leave Camps
Nepal's disaster agency counts 5,285 missing while ABC News Australia reports over 5,700, as holding centres empty and rebuilding lags.