Torrential rain in India and Nepal: at least 70 dead in floods and landslides
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the same fact, two accounts
AustraliaCanberra is primarily concerned with the fate of its 34 nationals still missing in Nepal, a month after the floods of August 26, as new torrential rains hit India and Nepal.
What each one tells
opposition
FranceParis is deciphering the meteorological mechanism behind these rains, which are nine times higher than normal, by mobilizing the expertise of a CNRS researcher to explain the meeting of two disturbances between the Bay of Bengal and the westerly flow.
- Australia
centered on nationals
the narrative highlights the fate of a family from Newcastle rather than the regional scope of the victims.
What the account puts first
FranceScientific framework
the RFI article devotes a section to the meteorological explanation of the phenomenon by a CNRS researcher, an angle missing from the Sud Ouest article consulted.
Relies on an Indian source
the evacuation count in Odisha is based on the NDTV channel, cited second-hand by the French press.
- Australia
Low attention for Indian victims
despite a heavier toll, India is only covered by a brief factual dispatch, without individual testimony.
What it leaves out
Australia onlyFrancethis perspective does not carry this information
and the figures
62 dead
Death toll in India
deaths
different figures56 dead
21 dead
Death toll in Nepal
deaths
two figures12 to 14 dead
5 people are still missing
Toll of missing persons in Nepal
missing people
only one reports itthis press does not report this figure
this press does not report this figure
Rainfall in Uttar Pradesh
mm of rain
only one reports it66.5 mm compared to the usual 7.6 mm