Torrential rain in India and Nepal: at least 70 dead in floods and landslides
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the same fact, two accounts
PakistanIslamabad is first considering the human toll of the floods in India and Nepal, a count of the dead and missing that reminds Pakistanis of their own trauma from the 2022 monsoon.
What each one tells
opposition
MalaysiaKuala Lumpur is assessing this new toll in light of an unresolved drama: 55 Malaysians remain missing since the Nepalese floods of August 26, a month later.
- Pakistan
Quantified framing of the tolls
the three articles open with the number of deaths and missing people, before any mention of the climate causes.
What the account puts first
MalaysiaFocus on nationals
the narrative centers on the 55 missing countrymen in Nepal, without referencing India's updated tally from late September.
- Pakistan
this perspective does not carry this information
What it leaves out
Malaysia onlyMalaysiathe new flood
articles remain focused on the August 26 toll and do not mention India's late September flooding.
- Pakistan
Reliance on a single spokesperson
the three articles quote the same source for the Nepalese aspect, with no other Nepalese voice.
What it leans on
MalaysiaReliance on a single spokesperson
several articles quote the same statements from MASFIH spokesperson Dr Manivannan Rethinam.
and the figures
56 dead
Death toll in India
deaths
only one reports itthis press does not report this figure
14 dead
Death toll in Nepal
deaths
only one reports itthis press does not report this figure
11 missing
Toll of missing persons in Nepal
missing people
only one reports itthis press does not report this figure
66.5 mm compared to the usual 7.6 mm
Rainfall in Uttar Pradesh
mm of rain
only one reports itthis press does not report this figure