Skip to the story
All StoriesPoliticsConflict & SecurityBusiness & EconomyScience & TechHealthClimateMedia
All stories
Climate194 outlets ran this3 min read

Nepal storms kill 21, Prime Minister reports

Floods and landslides across the country have also left five people missing and destroyed 143 homes.

AI-assisted coverage comparison, editor-supervised · How this was made

Published Updated
Swollen Bagmati River overflows banks in Kathmandu after heavy rain (Photo/ANI)

What this story says

  • At least 21 people have died and five are missing following four days of heavy rainfall, floods, and landslides in Nepal.
  • The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) stated that landslides accounted for the majority of the deaths.
  • Prime Minister Balendra Shah reported that 747 families were affected and 143 houses were destroyed.
  • The severe weather disrupted transportation and electricity supply across the country.

Who covered it

Left 35%(26)Centre 20%(15)Right 45%(34)

Percentages are shares of the 75 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 119 of the 194 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

86/100

Craft

95/100

Hype

12/100

194 sources · methodology

Missing from the left

Only 26 of the 75 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.

Four days of torrential rainfall in Nepal have led to widespread floods and landslides, resulting in at least 21 deaths and five people missing. Prime Minister Balendra Shah announced the figures, adding that 747 families were affected and 143 homes were destroyed, with 51 others sustaining partial damage. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) reported that landslides were responsible for the majority of the casualties.

The severe weather, triggered by a low-pressure system from the Bay of Bengal, disrupted transportation networks, with more than a dozen roads blocked by landslides and floods. Electricity supply was also affected, with hydropower projects shut down due to collapsed transmission towers. Emergency teams relocated approximately 3,000 residents from high-risk areas, and safety advisories were issued to foreign tourists active in the country.

Divergent casualty figures

Source 7 reported 14 deaths and 11 missing, while most other outlets reported 21 deaths and five missing. The NDRRMA attributed 14 deaths to landslides and four to floods, with three additional fatalities from continuous heavy rainfall. Prime Minister Balendra Shah stated that five others were injured and receiving treatment.

What the coverage left out

None of the centre-rated reports covered this story. The digests from unrated outlets did not mention the specific rainfall accumulation figures recorded by NDRRMA monitoring stations, such as the 455.2 mm in Dumkuali.

Tags:#Nepal#Floods#Landslides#Climate#Disaster

Coverage settled. We checked this 12 times and stopped on 4 Oct 2026, 01:00. The figures above are what it finished at.

How other outlets pictured it

Which photograph to run is each newsroom’s own choice. The leaning beside a name is that outlet’s published rating, not a claim that the pictures divide along it. Every picture is shown from the outlet’s own server and links to the article it ran in.

QR
CGTNLeft

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

26 rated outlets

  • CGTN reported 21 deaths and five missing in Nepal due to rain-induced disasters since Thursday. Prime Minister Balendra Shah stated that five people were injured and 747 families affected, with 143 houses destroyed and 51 damaged. CGTN also reported disruptions to transportation and electricity supply.
  • SANA reported 21 deaths and five missing in Nepal from persistent heavy rains. The Independent, CBC News, Associated Press News, UOL, Telegrafi, and The New Indian Express focused on heavy rain and flooding in northern India, reporting at least 62 deaths in Uttar Pradesh.
  • These reports from India stated that 46 people were injured and over 1,000 houses were damaged. Telegrafi also mentioned school closures and evacuations in several areas, including Lucknow, and noted that the state of Odisha was also affected.

Centre

15 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated outlets reported on heavy rains and floods in northern India. Five outlets stated that at least 62 people had died in Uttar Pradesh. Reuters also reported 14 deaths in Nepal.
  • France24 mentioned the death toll in India had risen to 81, according to the government's disaster agency. Euronews and 15min.lt reported that schools were closed in parts of Uttar Pradesh and rescue teams moved people to safety.
  • Cedarnews.net stated that 62 people died after three days of heavy and flooding rains in Uttar Pradesh. Authorities in Nepal warned that more flash floods were possible, according to Reuters.

Right

34 rated outlets

  • Right-rated outlets reported that at least 21 people died and five were missing in Nepal due to four days of heavy rain, floods, and landslides. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) stated landslides caused the most deaths. Homes were destroyed and damaged nationwide.
  • ANI, which published a full report, detailed the NDRRMA's response, including relocating thousands and airlifting trapped individuals. It also noted advisories for tourists and rainfall measurements. The report mentioned avalanches at Himlung Himal base camp and previous floods in the Bhotekoshi river.
  • Several right-rated digests also mentioned avalanches and landslides in Nepal. Some reports focused on the dramatic collapse of a mountain section into the Kali Gandaki River, with video footage circulating on social media. Other outlets led on heavy rains and floods in India's Uttar Pradesh.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Nepal storms kill 21, Prime Minister reports?
Of the 75 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 35% are rated left, 20% are rated centre, 45% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 194. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Nepal storms kill 21, Prime Minister reports left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 75 rated outlets on this story, 35% are rated left, 20% are rated centre, 45% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Nepal storms kill 21, Prime Minister reports biased?
Nepal storms kill 21, Prime Minister reports is one event reported by 194 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Nepal storms kill 21, Prime Minister reports?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Nepal storms kill 21, Prime Minister reports?
194 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
How many people died in the Nepal storms?
At least 21 people have died in Nepal due to heavy rainfall, floods, and landslides. Prime Minister Balendra Shah reported the figures, which were corroborated by most outlets. However, one report stated 14 deaths and 11 missing.
What caused the majority of the deaths?
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) attributed the majority of the casualties to landslides. Landslides caused 14 deaths, while floods were responsible for four deaths, and three fatalities resulted from continuous heavy rainfall.
How many homes were destroyed?
Prime Minister Balendra Shah reported that 143 houses were destroyed and an additional 51 homes sustained partial damage as a result of the severe weather. The disaster affected a total of 747 families.

Read it at the source

209 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

29
Show 21 more

Centre

16
Show 8 more

Right

38
Show 30 more

Not rated

126
Show 118 more

How did this read?

About the coverage, not about the story. We do not ask whether you agree with what happened — we have no honest use for that answer.

More in Climate

All Climate →
Greta Thunberg, la o conferință de presă în cadrul COP31, Antalya, Turcia. Sursa foto: Profimedia Images3 min readGreta Thunberg Calls for Oil Embargo on Israel at COP31Read storyPM Sharif Urges Grant Finance for Climate-Hit Nations3 min readPM Sharif Urges Grant Finance for Climate-Hit NationsRead storyErdogan calls Gaza war 'ecocide' at UN climate summit3 min readErdogan calls Gaza war 'ecocide' at UN climate summitRead story

Elsewhere on the site

Mumbai stations play Bhojpuri songs, sparking cultural debatePolitics•3 min readMumbai stations play Bhojpuri songs, sparking cultural debateMarshall Islands Atolls Host Pristine Marine EcosystemsScience & Tech•2 min readMarshall Islands Atolls Host Pristine Marine EcosystemsPM Modi to attend ASEAN Summits in ManilaPolitics•3 min readPM Modi to attend ASEAN Summits in ManilaTrump shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House on September 30, 2026 (Getty Images)Politics•4 min readWhite House Weighs Commerce Secretary Lutnick's Future Amid Nvidia Scandal
Nepal Storms | MediaBias News