'We want them home': Families await word on loved ones missing in Nepal floods
More than 1,300 people are missing, including dozens of Americans and Canadians. Nepali authorities say more than 380 people have died.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: NBC News · Aug 27, 2026 at 6:35 AM ET
- Coverage span: 6h 58m
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
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'We want them home': Families await word on loved ones missing in Nepal floods(opens original report in a new tab)NBC NewsTier B
Families await news of missing loves ones after catastrophic floods(opens original report in a new tab)Relatives of people missing in devastating floods along the border of Nepal and China waited outside a Kathmandu hospital, desperate for news of loved ones. "All I want is that my husband comes back to me safely in one… — NBC News
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- 31.6 of 35
- Source authority
- 20 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 6.5 of 10
- Story prominence
- 8 of 10
- Velocity
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