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The Times of IndiaNews report · Aug 28, 7:05 AM
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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". Euronews frames it as "Nepal races to rescue 100 workers trapped in a tunnel as China halts Tibet operation".
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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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