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Second flood 'imminent'? Nepal halts rescue ops as China border lake begins overflowing

BBC News and The Times of India describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Second flood 'imminent'? Nepal halts rescue ops as China border lake begins overflowing.
The headline split The Times of India frames it as "Second flood 'imminent'? Nepal halts rescue ops as China border lake begins overflowing". India Today frames it as "Past lessons: Why Nepal declined rescue help offer from India, China and others".
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CenterSecond flood 'imminent'? Nepal halts rescue ops as China border lake begins overflowing

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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The Times of IndiaNews report · Aug 28, 7:05 AM

Second flood 'imminent'? Nepal halts rescue ops as China border lake begins overflowing

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South China Morning PostNews report · Aug 28, 8:30 AM

China pledges to send urgent emergency aid to Nepal after deadly landslide

Beijing promised to send emergency aid to Nepal on Friday as Chinese rescuers continued to fight their way through hazardous conditions in an effort to reach the border checkpoint hit by de...

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BBC NewsNews report · Aug 28, 8:10 AM

'High risk' of lake breaching and causing second flood, warns China

Authorities say a lake formed after a recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may breach in the coming days.

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EuronewsNews report · Aug 28, 8:08 AM

Nepal races to rescue 100 workers trapped in a tunnel as China halts Tibet operation

More than 100 people remain trapped in a hydropower tunnel in Nepal, while rescuers across the border in Tibet have been forced to withdraw as fears grow of renewed flooding.

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India TodayNews report · Aug 28, 6:12 AM

Past lessons: Why Nepal declined rescue help offer from India, China and others

Past lessons Why Nepal declined rescue help offer from India China and others

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Aug 28, 6:12 AM: India Today joined the source map.

Aug 28, 7:05 AM: The Times of India joined the source map.

Aug 28, 8:08 AM: Euronews joined the source map.

Aug 28, 8:10 AM: BBC News joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 5 sources · 1 bucket.