Center ·News report
Al Jazeera English5h ago
Death toll from Zimbabwe ferry disaster rises to 72
Police say 26 more bodies have been recovered from Lake Kariba after the overloaded vessel capsized on Tuesday.
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Death toll from Zimbabwe ferry disaster rises to 72
Sky News reaches for "disaster" where Guardian World stays flat.
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What happenedPolice say 26 more bodies have been recovered from Lake Kariba after the overloaded vessel capsized on Tuesday.
What changedThe left frames it as "Zimbabwe ferry disaster death toll rises to 72 as search continues". The right frames it as "More bodies found after ferry disaster in Zimbabwe as number of deaths hits 72".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format
WORDING GAP
66WORDING GAP
5 sources · 3 bias buckets · Medium confidence
Different Spin. The left frames it as "Zimbabwe ferry disaster death toll rises to 72 as search continues". The right frames it as "More bodies found after ferry disaster in Zimbabwe as number of deaths hits 72".
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Aug 15, 7:10 PM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.
Aug 15, 7:39 PM: Guardian World joined the source map.
Aug 15, 8:22 PM: Sky News joined the source map.
Aug 15, 9:58 PM: Le Monde English joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 66/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.
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Center ·News report
RTE News (Ireland)2h ago
Death toll in Zimbabwe ferry capsizing rises to 72
Authorities have retrieved 25 bodies from Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba to take the death toll from Tuesday's ferry capsizing to 72, police said, as the search continued for victims.
Center-left ·News report
Le Monde English2h ago
Zimbabwe ferry disaster death toll rises to 72 as search continues
The death toll from Zimbabwe's worst ferry disaster has risen to 72 after authorities recovered 25 more bodies from Lake Kariba, as rescuers continued searching the waters for victims.
Center-right ·News report
Sky News4h ago
More bodies found after ferry disaster in Zimbabwe as number of deaths hits 72
disaster
Twenty-six more bodies have been found after a ferry capsized in Zimbabwe - taking the total number of deaths to at least 72.
Center-left ·News report
Guardian World4h ago
Zimbabwe boat accident death toll hits 68 as 22 more bodies recovered
Eighteen children among the people killed after ferry capsized on Lake Kariba Twenty-two more bodies have been recovered after a boat accident in Zimbabwe, taking the death toll to 68, poli...