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The IndependentNews report · Aug 28, 8:01 AM
Nurse among 33 Britons missing in Nepal’s devastating flash floods
The catastrophic floods have killed more than 400 people and left hundreds more missing
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Different Spin
More details about missing New Zealanders in Nepal - what we know
The Guardian UK and Daily Mail describe the same event in different terms.
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DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningNepal-Tibet flash flood: helicopter rescue operations suspended as lake overflows; death toll rises to 469 – latest updates
The Guardian UKMixed
Right-leaningCenter-rightThe millionaire family from Surrey including a former Mrs India UK who are missing in Nepal following flash flood... as hunt for 33 British tourists continues
Daily MailMixed
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Radio New ZealandHighMore details about missing New Zealanders in Nepal - what we know
As of August 28, 2026 at 9:13 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened More than 450 people are dead and hundreds are missing, as the immense scale of the disaster becomes clear.
The headline split The left frames it as "Nepal-Tibet flash flood: helicopter rescue operations suspended as lake overflows; death...". The right frames it as "The millionaire family from Surrey including a former Mrs India UK who are missing in Nep...".
Match confidence High confidence. 14 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh
14 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidenceStrong
88/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftNurse among 33 Britons missing in Nepal’s devastating flash floods
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterMore details about missing New Zealanders in Nepal - what we know
Radio New Zealand · Center · News report
Right / center-rightThe millionaire family from Surrey including a former Mrs India UK who are missing in Nepal following flash flood... as hunt for...
Daily Mail · Center-right · News report
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Globe and MailNews report · Aug 28, 9:13 AM
Fears of second catastrophe in Nepal and Tibet as lake formed by flood overflows
Wednesday’s disaster killed almost 500 people and left some 1,000 missing
Center-rightMixed
Daily MailNews report · Aug 28, 9:07 AM
The millionaire family from Surrey including a former Mrs India UK who are missing in Nepal following flash flood... as hunt for 33 British tourists continues
A millionaire family-of-four from Surrey including a former Mrs India UK are among the missing Britons in Nepal following a devastating flash flood this week.
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CBS NewsNews report · Aug 28, 8:58 AM
Nepal flash flood rescue efforts intensify as death toll rises
Rescuers pulled out survivors and helicopters lifted stranded people to safety as Nepal and China raced to respond after catastrophic flash floods killed hundreds of people and left more t...
LeftMixed
The Guardian UKNews report · Aug 28, 8:38 AM
Nepal-Tibet flash flood: helicopter rescue operations suspended as lake overflows; death toll rises to 469 – latest updates
Operations suspended amid fears of further destruction; 1,500 people still missing amid race to find survivors Flood risk forces halt to rescues in Tibet, as Nepal death toll rises to 469 V...
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The HinduNews report · Aug 28, 8:27 AM
Nepal flash floods: Software engineer from A.P.’s Kuppam ‘missing’, family appeals for assistance
V.S. Balasubrahmanyam had travelled to Nepal on August 13 with a batch of Kailash Manasarovar Yatra pilgrims
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Radio New ZealandNews report · Aug 28, 8:11 AM
More details about missing New Zealanders in Nepal - what we know
More than 450 people are dead and hundreds are missing, as the immense scale of the disaster becomes clear.
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NDTVNews report · Aug 28, 7:41 AM
Nepal Flood Deaths Rise To 472, Over 170 Indians Missing Amid New Threat
Chinese state media had earlier confirmed three dead, taking the total killed to at least 472. More than 1,400 people are missing, including hundreds of foreigners.
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Business InsiderNews report · Aug 28, 7:03 AM
Nearly 600 foreign tourists from more than 30 countries are missing in Nepal's flash floods
Among the missing in Nepal are 68 Americans and 25 Canadians, as well as travelers from the UK, Australia, Malaysia, and Ukraine.
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Dawn PakistanNews report · Aug 28, 6:29 AM
Two days on, rescuers scour debris in Nepal as risk of fresh flooding grows
Rescue teams on Friday used heavy machinery to dig through mud and debris in Nepalese towns devastated by a flash flood two days ago, as hopes of finding survivors faded and officials worke...
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The Conversation (AU)News report · Aug 28, 6:28 AM
Nepal’s devastating floods: 10 seconds could save lives
Could more lives be saved if people were trained to act immediately when a flood warning arrives? I believe the answer is yes.
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South China Morning PostNews report · Aug 28, 6:23 AM
Nepal army races to rescue 100 trapped in hydropower tunnel after flash floods
Helicopter rescue teams were working on Friday to rescue around 100 people trapped inside a tunnel at a hydropower project in Nepal swamped by a devastating flood two days earlier. “Our foc...
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Times of IsraelNews report · Aug 28, 5:40 AM
Rescue teams race to find survivors of Nepal flash floods as risk of fresh flooding grows
Confirmed death toll rises to 469, with almost 1,000 others still missing, including at least 540 foreigners; lake formed by debris could soon burst, disaster management body warns
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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Aug 28, 4:40 AM
People from more than 30 countries are missing after the flash floods in Nepal and China
Catastrophic flash floods in a border area of China and Nepal have killed at least 472 people and left more than 1,500 people missing as of Friday morning. Hundreds were foreigners in the a...
Details88/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 14 sources
88/99 Wording GapHigh confidence14 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 14 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 28, 4:40 AM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.
Aug 28, 5:40 AM: Times of Israel joined the source map.
Aug 28, 6:23 AM: South China Morning Post joined the source map.
Aug 28, 6:28 AM: The Conversation (AU) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 88/99 and story health is stable · 14 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.