Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
2 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
95/100
Los Angeles Times's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
63
World
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Devastating before-and-after satellite photos show Nepal flood destruction
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photos → show → destruction
Catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border have killed at least 353 people and left more than 1,300 missing, sweeping away villages, roads and hydropower facilities.
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floods → kill → villages
Authorities say people from more than 30 countries are unaccounted for, including hundreds of foreign tourists and Hindu pilgrims traveling to the sacred Mt. Kailash region in Tibet.
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people → say → Tibet
New satellite images from Vantor Satellite Imagery show the shocking devastation along a roughly 10-mile swath of the Trishuli River stretching south from the northern border with China.
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images → show → China
The steep slopes and lush valleys below the Himalayan mountain range — home to many of the world’s highest peaks and remaining glaciers — are especially vulnerable to flooding and landslides.
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slopes → remain → flooding
Melting glaciers have become more common because of human-caused climate change.
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glaciers → melt → change
The image below shows the Rasuwagadhi border post on the Nepal-China border, at left, on April 19, 2024, and, at right, on Thursday after the devastating flood.
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image → show → flood
The entire structure appeared to have been wiped out by the flood, with hardly any evidence of what once existed at the border.
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what → appear → border
The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday likely was caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists.
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that → cause → scientists
That may have led to the backed-up water surging downstream with enormous force a few hours later, they suggested.
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they → lead → force
The image below shows a power plant and bridge less than a mile downriver from the border post before and after the flood.
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image → show → flood
The power plant was part of a network along the Trishuli River that provided about 10% of Nepal’s power production, the Associated Press reported.
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Press → provide → production
India’s Ministry of External Affairs said Thursday that 288 of their nationals, including 73 workers on a power project, were missing.
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288 → say → project
Additionally, South Korean government officials said nine citizens working on building a hydropower plant were missing.
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citizens → say → plant
Water levels in rivers across the flood-affected region rose by as much as 29½ feet in 30 minutes as a result of the surge from the glacial detachment upstream, researchers at the Kathmandu-based climate research group said.
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researchers → affect → group
The image below shows the Syapru Besi village 8½ miles downriver from the border post before and after the flood.
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image → show → flood
Much of the village was swept away in the surging floodwaters, with dozens of structures wiped off the map.
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dozens → sweep → map
Rescuers found bodies in Chitwan district hundreds of miles downstream from the hardest-hit areas.
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Rescuers → find → areas
Bishal Kumar Bhandari, chairman of the Nepal Red Cross Society, said they had shifted their focus from rescue to large-scale relief operations in the flood-hit districts.
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they → say → districts
He said that around 1,200 people were displaced from at least three villages.
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people → say → villages
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Press → contribute → report
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