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Deadly Nepal flood caused by enormous landslide, glacier tumble: Scientist

Raw Story reaches for "devastating"; OAN for "devastating".

4 Left10 Center4 Right
Same story. Different framing. Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left-leaningVideo of devastating flood with 40+ Americans missing floors Erin Burnett: 'Unforgettable'Raw StoryMixed
devastating
Right-leaningNearly 50 Americans missing after devastating flash floods in Nepal-China border regionOANLow
devastating
Center baseline · KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesHighDeadly Nepal flood caused by enormous landslide, glacier tumble: Scientist

As of August 26, 2026 at 11:53 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened An "enormous" landslide that triggered the fall of at least part of a glacier down the Himalayas caused the severe flash floods that devastated Nepal Wednesday.
The headline split The left frames it as "Video of devastating flood with 40+ Americans missing floors Erin Burnett: 'Unforgettable'". The right frames it as "Nearly 50 Americans missing after devastating flash floods in Nepal-China border region".
Match confidence High confidence. 18 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

18 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceStrong

87/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftHundreds missing, including 47 Americans, in deadly Nepal floods, local officials say

ABC News · Center-left · News report

CenterDeadly Nepal flood caused by enormous landslide, glacier tumble: Scientist

KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNearly 50 Americans missing after devastating flash floods in Nepal-China border region

OAN · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftHigh
ABC NewsNews report · Aug 26, 10:16 PM

Hundreds missing, including 47 Americans, in deadly Nepal floods, local officials say

At least three American tourists were reported among a "preliminary" toll of 384 missing people following serious flash flooding in Nepal.

Open source
Center-leftHigh
CBS NewsNews report · Aug 26, 11:53 PM

Scores killed, Americans among hundreds missing after Nepal flash floods

Flash floods tore through a valley in Nepal, sweeping away villages and hundreds of tourists, with Americans among the missing, authorities say.

Open source
LeftMixed
Raw StoryNews report · Aug 26, 11:42 PM

Video of devastating flood with 40+ Americans missing floors Erin Burnett: 'Unforgettable'

devastating

CNN's Erin Burnett was floored on Wednesday's broadcast of "Out Front" by video of a catastrophic flash flood in Nepal that has left at least 150 people dead and more than 47 Americans miss...

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Center-leftHigh
The New York TimesNews report · Aug 26, 11:28 PM

Deadly Nepal Flood May Have Been Caused by ‘Ice Avalanche,’ Scientists Say

An initial assessment of satellite imagery suggests an “ice avalanche” from a high-altitude glacier sent a giant cascade into the valley below.

Open source
RightLow
OANNews report · Aug 26, 11:19 PM

Nearly 50 Americans missing after devastating flash floods in Nepal-China border region

devastating

Nearly 50 Americans are missing after devastating flash floods ravaged the China-Nepal border region.

Open source
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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Aug 26, 11:02 PM

Deadly Nepal flood caused by enormous landslide, glacier tumble: Scientist

An "enormous" landslide that triggered the fall of at least part of a glacier down the Himalayas caused the severe flash floods that devastated Nepal Wednesday.

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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Aug 26, 11:02 PM

Deadly Nepal flood caused by enormous landslide, glacier tumble: Scientist

An "enormous" landslide that triggered the fall of at least part of a glacier down the Himalayas caused the severe flash floods that devastated Nepal Wednesday.

Open source
CenterHigh
KGO / ABC7 San FranciscoNews report · Aug 26, 11:02 PM

Deadly Nepal flood caused by enormous landslide, glacier tumble: Scientist

An "enormous" landslide that triggered the fall of at least part of a glacier down the Himalayas caused the severe flash floods that devastated Nepal Wednesday.

Open source
CenterHigh
WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaNews report · Aug 26, 11:02 PM

Deadly Nepal flood caused by enormous landslide, glacier tumble: Scientist

An "enormous" landslide that triggered the fall of at least part of a glacier down the Himalayas caused the severe flash floods that devastated Nepal Wednesday.

Open source
CenterHigh
KTRK / ABC13 HoustonNews report · Aug 26, 11:02 PM

Deadly Nepal flood caused by enormous landslide, glacier tumble: Scientist

An "enormous" landslide that triggered the fall of at least part of a glacier down the Himalayas caused the severe flash floods that devastated Nepal Wednesday.

Open source
CenterMostly Factual
ABC7 New YorkNews report · Aug 26, 11:02 PM

Deadly Nepal flood caused by enormous landslide, glacier tumble: Scientist

An "enormous" landslide that triggered the fall of at least part of a glacier down the Himalayas caused the severe flash floods that devastated Nepal Wednesday.

Open source
RightMixed
Daily Mail UKNews report · Aug 26, 10:33 PM

The 30-mile torrent of destruction: Unstoppable floods triggered by falling 2,000ft chunk of glacier carved a trail of devastation through Nepal, leaving hundreds of tourists missing including 33 Brits

More than 300 tourists, including 33 Britons and 54 Americans, are missing after devastating flash floods and mudslides wiped out buildings in Nepal.

Open source
CenterHigh
Kyiv IndependentNews report · Aug 26, 10:21 PM

53 Ukrainians missing as death toll rises in Nepal floods

The number includes a group of 46 Ukrainian tourists traveling in the area of the floods, who have been out of contact for hours since disaster struck the Nepal-China border, the Foreign Mi...

Open source
Center-rightMostly Factual
Las Vegas Review-JournalNews report · Aug 26, 10:21 PM

At least 160 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods in Nepal and China

Experts said an avalanche from a glacier was the likely cause of the flash flood in the warming Himalaya region.

Open source
RightMixed
Epoch Times WorldNews report · Aug 26, 10:14 PM

At Least 160 Dead, Hundreds Missing After Flood Devastates Nepal–Tibet Border

Among the missing are 47 Americans in Nepal.

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CenterHigh
Japan TimesNews report · Aug 26, 10:08 PM

Hundreds missing after flood hits Nepal-Tibet border, over 150 bodies recovered

Officials at Nepal's tourism ministry told media outlets that over 400 tourists are missing, of whom around 340 are foreigners.

Open source
CenterHigh
WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Aug 26, 9:55 PM

Americans among the at least 160 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods in Nepal and China

Officials in Nepal said 403 people, including 47 from the United States, were reported missing.

Open source
Details87/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 18 sources
87/99 Wording GapHigh confidence18 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 24 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Aug 26, 9:55 PM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.

Aug 26, 10:08 PM: Japan Times joined the source map.

Aug 26, 10:14 PM: Epoch Times World joined the source map.

Aug 26, 10:16 PM: ABC News joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 87/99 and story health is stable · 24 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.