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Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River.
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Flash floods along the Nepal–Tibet border have killed more than 1,200 people and left thousands missing. On 4 September rescuers pulled two workers alive from a flood-buried hydropower tunnel after nine days, while searches continued for hundreds more missing inside hydropower projects and communities relied on airlifted supplies.
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The confirmed death toll rose to more than 1,200, rescuers pulled two workers alive from a flood-buried hydropower tunnel after nine days, and five Australians previously reported missing were found alive.
NPR – World Nepal warns of more possible floods as communities grapple with devastation
Sky News – World North Korea fired around 10–12 short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast into the Sea of Japan on Thursday, South Korea's defence ministry said. The launch comes amid heightened tensions between the two Koreas, with Seoul accusing Pyongyang of a landmine blast that injured three South Korean soldiers, an accusation North Korea denies. Pyongyang has recently stepped up weapons tests despite South Korea's offer of military talks.
NYTimes – World Spain has begun three days of mourning after at least 68 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in a collision between two high-speed trains near Toledo. The crash, Spain's second fatal high-speed rail disaster this year, occurred after one train struck another from behind, derailing carriages. Emergency services are searching wreckage and authorities have launched an official investigation; the transport minister suggested an 'inexplicable' traffic order preceded the crash.
A Russian drone strike hit Dnipro's main railway station in central Ukraine, killing at least 13 people, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who called the attack "horrific." One later report put the death toll at at least 14. The strike targeted passengers waiting on a crowded platform.
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