WorldBreakingUpdated Sep 28, 2026

Avalanche at Nepal base camp kills two, leaves 12 missing

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Covered by 4 outlets. No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered it yet.

4 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

An avalanche struck a base camp on Mount Himlung in Nepal's Manang district on Sunday, during a period of severe weather. At least two people were killed and reports indicate around 12 to 14 people remain missing, while roughly 10 people were rescued and airlifted by helicopter. Those killed or missing are Nepali nationals, according to CBS News; the camp had been preparing to host foreign clients for the autumn climbing season. Nepal's disaster management agency said separate weather-related incidents killed 21 other people and left five more missing elsewhere in the country over the same period, following earlier flooding in August.

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What happened

Key points

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An avalanche hit a base camp on Mount Himlung in Nepal on Sunday.
Reported byLeftCenter
At least two people were confirmed dead.
Reported byLeftCenter
The number of missing has been reported as around 10, 12 or 14 depending on the outlet and time of reporting.
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About 10 people were rescued and airlifted by helicopter.
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Those killed or missing were Nepali nationals, and the camp was preparing for foreign climbers.
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The avalanche occurred amid severe weather warnings, with flooding and landslides also reported in the region.
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Nepal's disaster management agency reported 21 other deaths and five missing elsewhere in the country over the same period.
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What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

Exact number of people missing
BBC initially reported ten missing; Deutsche Welle reported at least 14 missing; Al Jazeera and CBS both reported 12 missing after two were confirmed dead.

How each side tells it

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the left
2 outlets
Left-side outlets emphasize the ongoing search effort and consistently report two confirmed dead with about 12 missing.
Rescue teams search for 12 people missing after deadly Nepal avalanche
CBS NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
2 outlets
Center outlets vary between reporting a lower missing count early on and a higher, updated toll as the story developed.
Avalanche in Nepal leaves 2 dead, several missing
Deutsche WelleCenterAll center headlines
the right
No coverage yet
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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

rescue and search operations
confirmed death toll versus missing count
nationality of victims and broader disaster context

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CBS NewsLeft
Rescue teams search for 12 people missing after deadly Nepal avalanche
An avalanche in northern Nepal has killed at least two people, with a search underway for 12 others still missing.
Sep 28, 2026Read at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
Al Jazeera EnglishLeft
Rescuers search for 12 missing after Nepal avalanche kills two
Rescue teams resume search for missing people after avalanche on Himlung Himal killed two people during severe weather.
Sep 28, 2026Read at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

scale of missing/dead
location and purpose of the base camp
severe weather conditions

Leaves out

number rescued
broader national death toll from separate weather events

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Deutsche WelleCenter
Avalanche in Nepal leaves 2 dead, several missing
An avalanche has struck the Himlung Himal base camp in Nepal after days of severe weather. Two guides are confirmed dead and at least 14 people remain missing in the remote region.
Sep 27, 2026Read at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)
BBC NewsCenter
Ten climbers missing after avalanche hits Himalayan base camp
The Nepali team was preparing to take overseas climbers up the Himlung Himal peak.
Sep 27, 2026Read at BBC News (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

Left
18 hr 34 min later
Its first report, Sep 28, 3:10 AM EDT
Center
First to report
BBC News, Sep 27, 8:36 AM EDT
Right
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows

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BBC NewsCenterSep 27, 8:36 AM EDT
Deutsche WelleCenterSep 27, 1:47 PM EDT
Al Jazeera EnglishLeftSep 28, 3:10 AM EDT
CBS NewsLeftSep 28, 6:17 AM EDT

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Avalanche at Nepal base camp kills two, leaves 12 missing

Coverage spectrum

Key points

Where accounts differ

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the left

the center

the right

Language to notice

Side by side

From the left

Rescue teams search for 12 people missing after deadly Nepal avalanche

Rescuers search for 12 missing after Nepal avalanche kills two

From the center

Avalanche in Nepal leaves 2 dead, several missing

Ten climbers missing after avalanche hits Himalayan base camp

From the right

How the coverage built up

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