O-Score proof
Half-hour downpour sweeps away 21 houses in Mbeya's Nzovwe ward; 43 households left without shelter, HabariLeo reports
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 (2 events, ET)
- Published
- O-Score check: 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: Headline search only (Google News and Bing News style site queries across 13 majors per handoff ostore_hint). May change on recheck.
Checked Nov 5, 2026, 9:16 AM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP | Not found | |
| Reuters | Not found | |
| The New York Times | Not found | |
| The Washington Post | Not found | |
| The Wall Street Journal | Not found | |
| CNN | Not found | |
| Fox News | Not found | |
| NBC News | Not found | |
| CBS News | Not found | |
| ABC News | Not found | |
| NPR | Not found | |
| USA Today | Not found | |
| Bloomberg | Not found |
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, 9:16 AM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Mbeya Nzovwe flood”, “Mbeya El Niño houses”, “Jumanne Sagini Mbeya”
Method
- handoff ostore_hint / editor scan of 13 majors
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.