O-Score proof
Heavy rains and wind damage 121 houses, four churches and a warehouse in Kigoma-Ujiji; two people injured, Jambo FM and HabariLeo report
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets by our publish date · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 5, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (3 events, ET)
- Published
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
- O-Score recheck: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: ostore_hint: none seen; Jambo FM + HabariLeo.
Checked Nov 5, 2026, 11:19 AM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:apnews.com" google-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:apnews.com" google-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:apnews.com" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:reuters.com" google-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:reuters.com" google-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:reuters.com" |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:nytimes.com" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:washingtonpost.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:wsj.com" google-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:wsj.com" google-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:wsj.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:cnn.com" google-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:cnn.com" google-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:cnn.com" |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:foxnews.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:nbcnews.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:cbsnews.com" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:npr.org" google-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:npr.org" google-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:npr.org" bing-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:npr.org" bing-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:npr.org" bing-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:usatoday.com" 4 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Sirro Kigoma relief site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Gungu Kibirizi flood site:bloomberg.com" |
Pickups
We published: Nov 5, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026, 11:19 AM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
| Nov 5, 2026, 12:17 PM ET | proof-backfill | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Kigoma-Ujiji rains 121 houses”, “Sirro Kigoma relief”, “Gungu Kibirizi flood”
Method
- proof-backfill 2026-11-05 (score unchanged)
- google-news
- handoff ostore_hint / editor scan of 13 majors
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.