Southwest U.S. flooding from two weeks of storms leaves one dead, forces evacuations and cleanup
Nearly two weeks of heavy rain driven by El Niño caused severe flooding across the Four Corners states and Nevada, with more than 20 trillion gallons of rain falling in the region. One person died in floodwaters and police suspect a second death was weather-related. Rivers crested lower than forecast in some areas, but evacuation orders and flood risk persisted as cleanup began in towns including Pagosa Springs and Durango, Colorado.
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Divergence score
2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 2 outlets placed this story
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AP News
Washington Times
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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AP News
Rain clears but flood risk remains high after destructive storms swamp normally arid US Southwest - AP News
ongoing danger and rescue focus · negative
Washington Times
Receding floodwaters leave a sea of mud and shattered homes in the U.S. Southwest
recovery and cleanup focus · negative
First to report
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- Washington Times+14.9 h
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The split, in one line
Both outlets share the same wire facts and casualty figures; the split is emphasis, one leads with lingering flood risk and rescues, the other with mud-caked cleanup and shattered homes.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 2 outlets
“Rain clears but flood risk remains high after destructive storms swamp normally arid US Southwest - AP News”
“Receding floodwaters leave a sea of mud and shattered homes in the U.S. Southwest”
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Fact ledger
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Flooding in eastern Florida changed at least 20 polling places after Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an emergency declaration
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