cut off
. Continuing rain is triggering fresh landslides and
hamper
ing the rescue effort. Here's Jill McGivering of our South Asia desk.
The earthquake hit a remote mountainous area, affecting people in Nepal, Tibet and India. A BBC reporter has spent the last two days travelling in one of the worst affected regions, north Sikkim. He described the situation there as chaotic. Many villages are still inaccessible; some remain completely cut off. India's army and air force have been deployed and are struggling to meet the need. They are dropping food and medical supplies by helicopter to the most remote communities, but the steep mountains make even that a
hazardous
process.
Nigerian police say they've arrested two men wanted
in connection with
a gang rape by five men of a woman whose ordeal was then posted on the Internet. An online campaign to find the culprits was launched after police shelved their investigation. From Lagos, Jonah Fisher.
Despite the video of the rape being widely watched online, officials in Abia, the state concerned, had declared their short investigations over as the victim had not
come forward
. What followed was a sustained campaign on social networks to force the police back into action and to uncover clues from the video. On Thursday, the Nigerian National Assembly called on the police to reopen their investigation. Three days later, based purely on names and photos posted online, they have made two arrests.