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Al Jazeera reliability

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Hey Gianluigi02, why do you think Al Jazeera's "live coverage" is better to reference the fact of Israel launching 300+ airstrikes? I'm asking, because you removed the Israeli militaries statement, sourcing that fact, and replaced it with Al Jazeera's live blog with the reasoning "live coverage". So I am just trying to figure out how live coverage from a partisan source (see WP:ALJAZEERA on WP:RSP) is a better source than the Israeli military. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 11:08, 23 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 24 September 2024

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Over 1,000 killed in floods, more than 300,000 homes destroyed and impacts felt for millions across 6 countries: Cameroon, Chad, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria. Updated September 23rd, CBC News. Edit suggested for page 2024 West African floods.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/floods-africa-1.7331503

Of the over 1,000 killed, "at least 230 were reported dead in Nigeria, 265 in Niger, 487 in Chad and 55 in Mali", (minimum 1,037 deaths confirmed), updated September 20th, CBS News.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/africa-flooding-crocodiles-snakes-floating-among-human-bodies/

Please forward this information to the correct talk page. 2001:56A:75D8:9D00:8989:1F9C:994B:F0E1 (talk) 20:15, 24 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Portal talk:Current events/Sidebar, for the Ongoing Events section, maybe? Since these stats are for the whole year so far. —Cryptic 21:14, 24 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

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