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Cyclone Arnab nears India's east coast as tens of thousands are evacuated

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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Al Jazeera, The New York Times and Deutsche Welle report that Cyclone Arnab is reaching India's eastern coast, with landfall expected around Wednesday, October 28, in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. Al Jazeera and The New York Times report that India is evacuating tens of thousands of people, and Deutsche Welle reports that states are evacuating thousands of residents. Al Jazeera, citing Andhra Pradesh's disaster management authority, says more than 12 million people live along the projected path. Al Jazeera and Deutsche Welle report heavy rain and coastal flooding, with schools, flights and power disrupted in the storm's path.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. Cyclone Arnab is reaching India's eastern coast, with landfall expected around Wednesday, October 28.

    Reported byLeft2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English, The New York Times
    Center
    Deutsche Welle

  2. India is evacuating tens of thousands of people from its eastern coast.

    Reported byLeft2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English, The New York Times
    Center
    Deutsche Welle

  3. Heavy rain and coastal flooding have hit India's east coast, disrupting schools, flights and power.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Deutsche Welle

  4. Andhra Pradesh's disaster management authority said more than 12 million people live along the cyclone's projected path.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  5. A new study says India is among the countries with the highest heatwave exposure for infants.

    One outletDeutsche Welle· Center

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that Cyclone Arnab is reaching India's east coast with evacuations and heavy rain under way. The left outlets stress the storm's severity and the scale of evacuation, while the center live blog places the cyclone among other India news and emphasizes rain and disruption.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left-side headlines lead with the storm's severity and the scale of evacuation; Al Jazeera's headlines are more dramatic than The New York Times' plain account of the expected landfall.

    India evacuates tens of thousands as ‘very severe’ Cyclone Arnab nears
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The center headline is a daily India news live blog that places the cyclone among other national news and stresses rain and disruption rather than evacuation.

    India news: Cyclone Arnab brings heavy rain, disruption
    Deutsche WelleCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

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

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  • Left1

    batters

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  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    battersMore neutral: hits

    The verb describes a violent assault on the coast, which goes beyond the reported rain, flooding and disruption.

    Cyclone Arnab batters India’s east coast

    Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • scale of evacuation
  • storm severity
  • people in the projected path
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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • heavy rain and disruption
  • slow-motion landfall
  • daily India news roundup
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  • Deutsche WelleCenter

    India news: Cyclone Arnab brings heavy rain, disruption

    Cyclone Arnab is making a slow-motion landfall at India's east coast with states evacuating thousands of residents. Also, a new report says India is among nations with highest heatwave exposure for infants. Follow live

    Read at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)

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0 outlets

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    Al Jazeera English, Oct 27, 4:02 AM EDT

  • Center

    20 hr 27 min later

    Its first report, Oct 28, 12:30 AM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 27, 4:02 AM EDT
  2. The New York TimesLeftOct 27, 7:09 AM EDT
  3. Deutsche WelleCenterOct 28, 12:30 AM EDT

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