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Errors in the summary of the featured article
[edit]Errors with "In the news"
[edit]The death toll for the flood in Nepal&Tibet is wrong (or at least uncertain). The number of 633 currently given on the main page is a combination of 626 in Nepal and 7 in China. However, the Nepal number may be due to a mistaken report. To quote from our source BBC Live, "the death toll in Nepal is actually 616, police in Nepal say, not 626 as reported earlier". I strongly suggest we stop giving an exact number, and instead switch to something like "more than 600". This can then be updated accordingly as it is (sadly) bound to rise into the thousands over the coming days. Renerpho (talk) 08:18, 29 August 2026 (UTC)
Done. Yes, this makes sense. — Amakuru (talk) 09:46, 29 August 2026 (UTC)
The Nepali/Tibet flash flooding link currently leads to a speedy deletion request. ThaesOfereode (talk) 16:59, 29 August 2026 (UTC)
- Its going to a move discussion, which is acceptable. No way that the article will be deleted at this state, but it may be moved, that's not an ITN issue until the move is complete. Masem (t) 17:06, 29 August 2026 (UTC)
Errors in "Did you know ..."
[edit]Errors in "On this day"
[edit]Errors in the summary of the featured list
[edit]Errors in the summary of the featured picture
[edit]Any other Main Page errors
[edit]Please report any such problems or suggestions for improvement at the General discussion section of Talk:Main Page.