Gunmen kill at least 100 people in Nigeria's Benue state, Amnesty International says
At least 100 people have been killed in an attack by gunmen on a village in Nigeria's central Benue state, Amnesty International Nigeria said Saturday, Reuters reported.
The attack took place from late Friday into the early hours of Saturday in the village of Yelewata, the group said in a post on social media platform X.
"Many people are still missing...dozens injured and left without adequate medical care. Many families were locked up and burnt inside their bedrooms," the post added according to Reuters.
Benue is in Nigeria's Middle Belt, a region where the majority Muslim North meets the largely Christian South.
India orders inspection of Boeing 787s after Air India crash
India's aviation regulator has ordered all Boeing 787s being operated by local carriers to be inspected after an Air India crash killed 270 people this week, the aviation minister said on Saturday, adding the authorities were investigating all possible causes, Reuters reported.
The aviation regulator had on Friday ordered Air India to conduct additional maintenance checks on its Boeing 787-8/9 aircraft equipped with GEnx engines, including assessments of certain take-off parameters, electronic engine control tests and engine fuel-related checks.
"We have also given the order to do the extended surveillance of the 787 planes. There are 34 in our Indian fleet," aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu told reporters in New Delhi.
"Eight have already been inspected and with immediate urgency, all of them are going to be done."
He did not say whether government officials will be involved in the inspections, according to Reuters.
Three workers injured in Panchthar bailey bridge collapse die
Three workers, who were injured in the bailey bridge collapse, died last night.
The bridge was being constructed over the Henwa river in Paanchthar along the Mechi Highway.
The deceased have been identified as Ruplal Chaudhary (22), Rajan Chaudhary (27) and Rakesh Chaudhary ( 22), of Simara Sub-Metropolitan City-12, Bara, according to Kaushal Kumar Budhathoki, Chief at the District Police Office.
They died during the course of treatment at Nobel Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, where they had been referred for further treatment by the District Hospital, Paanchthar.
The Road Division Office, Ilam was constructing a 70-meter-long modular bailey bridge on the Henwa river.
The bailey bridge was provided as a grant by the Government of India and the construction and installation of the structure was being carried out by Super Saugat Light Builders JV at a cost of Rs 34.9 million.
Weather to remain partly to generally cloudy across the country
The weather today will be partly to generally cloudy across the country, with possibility of heavy rain at one or two places in Koshi, Madhesh and Bagmati Provinces.
There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall at a few places in the high-hilly and mountainous areas of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and a few places in the rest of the high-hilly and mountainous areas.
Currently, monsoon winds are affecting some areas of Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and a few areas in the eastern region of Lumbini Province. There is a partial influence of westerly winds and local winds in the western region of the country.
Tonight, the weather will continue to remain partly to generally cloudy across the country. There is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning at some places in Koshi, Madhesh, Gandaki and Sudurpaschim Provinces and a few places in the rest of the region.
There is also a possibility of heavy rain at one or two places in Koshi, Madhesh, Gandaki and Sudurpaschim Provinces. There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall at a few places in the high-hill and mountainous areas of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces and at one or two places in the remaining high-hill and mountainous areas.
