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Japan TimesNews report · Aug 29, 12:22 AM
Number of missing in deadly Nepal and China floods jumps past 2,400
Rescuers were battling through mud even as the threat of new floods loomed, with emergency teams recovering 586 bodies so far.
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Number of missing in deadly Nepal and China floods jumps past 2,400
CNA Singapore reaches for "soars"; Washington's Top News (WTOP) for "massive".
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What happened Rescuers were battling through mud even as the threat of new floods loomed, with emergency teams recovering 586 bodies so far.
The headline split Japan Times frames it as "Number of missing in deadly Nepal and China floods jumps past 2,400". Washington's Top News (WTOP) frames it as "10 Northern Virginia hikers remain missing near China-Nepal border amid massive floods".
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India TodayNews report · Aug 29, 1:22 AM
Nepal's U-turn on no foreign help for flood rescue, allows teams from India, China
Nepals Uturn on no foreign help for flood rescue allows teams from India China
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CNA SingaporeNews report · Aug 28, 11:07 PM
Number of missing in deadly Nepal, China floods soars past 2,400
soars
Search and rescue teams are battling muddy conditions to reach survivors in affected areas and have recovered 586 bodies so far.
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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Aug 28, 10:48 PM
10 Northern Virginia hikers remain missing near China-Nepal border amid massive floods
massive
Seven of the hikers are confirmed to be from Loudoun County, according to Piper Hamm, a spokeswoman from the office of U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va.-10th.
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Aug 28, 10:48 PM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.
Aug 28, 11:07 PM: CNA Singapore joined the source map.
Aug 29, 12:22 AM: Japan Times joined the source map.
Aug 29, 1:22 AM: India Today joined the source map.
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