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27 August 2026

1 card published, 2 brought back from the library

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ProvisionalNepal26 August 2026

The 2026 Nepal-Tibet border flash flood

A glacier collapse triggered a flash flood on the Lhende River, killing dozens and leaving hundreds missing on the Nepal-Tibet border.

  • River flood event

Brought back from the library

2 cards

Quiet news days are filled from the archive rather than padded with weak examples, so these are older library cards rather than news from 27 August 2026.

VerifiedLesothoLibraryResurfaced

The Lesotho Highlands Water Project

A huge water transfer scheme selling highland Lesotho's water to South Africa's cities, bringing royalties, power and displacement.

  • Water management
VerifiedUnited KingdomLibraryResurfaced

Stratford and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

The 2012 Games rebuilt polluted industrial land in east London into a park, homes and jobs, though not everyone gained.

  • Urban regeneration
  • Major UK city

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