Nepal storms kill 21, Prime Minister reports

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Nepal storms kill 21, Prime Minister reports?

Of the 9 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 22% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 78% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 24. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Nepal storms kill 21, Prime Minister reports left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 9 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Nepal storms kill 21, Prime Minister reports biased?

Nepal storms kill 21, Prime Minister reports is one event reported by 24 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?

24 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.