brian al jazeera. his is al jazeera and these are the top stories an unknown number of people are feared kidnapped or missing in nigeria after an armed group attacked a school in ny just 8 several wounded students were taken to hospital. defense ministers are holding their 1st meeting since u.s. president joe biden took office are expected to focus on asia as missions in iraq and afghanistan the biden administration is reviewing the peace deal that donald trump made with the taliban that includes with.

brian al jazeera. this is al jazeera and these are the top stories an unknown number of people are feared kidnapped or missing in nigeria after an armed group attacked a school in ny just 8 several wounded students were taken to hospital. later defense ministers are holding their 1st meeting since u.s. president joe biden took office there expected to focus on nato as missions in iraq and afghanistan the biden administration is reviewing the peace deal that donald trump made with the taliban that includes withdrawing troops by may the 1st. un secretary general has called on wealthy nations to lead a global vaccination effort had us warned the pandemic will last longer of coronaviruses allowed to spread like wildfire in poor countries he said vaccine equity was the biggest moral test before the international community yet progress on vex you nations has been widely. unfair just countries ever minister to 75 percent of all covered 19 vaccines meanwhile more than $130.00 companies have not received a sing

no doubt be raised after this latest disaster for now though the rescue operation continues brian al jazeera. in other news a roadside bomb in somalia has killed at least 12 agents working for the national intelligence and security agency it happened near do some a red town in the center of the country on sunday and this town was hosting talks on elections that collapsed 2 days ago claims it was behind the attack be corona virus pandemic is dominating the agenda on the 2nd and final day of the virtual african union summit while mass vaccinations have begun in other parts of the world the rollout has been slow on the african continent african leaders are also discussing political and humanitarian issues including border disputes send displaced people live to markham webb in nairobi kenya keeping an eye on the summit for us a lot of attention so on call that 19 malcolm just how bad is the situation for the continent and what is the organization what steps can we expect the organization to take. according to the available data africa hasn't been hit as hard as many other continents but this is

no doubt be raised after this latest disaster for now though the rescue operation continues brian al jazeera. let's get an update from elizabeth brown and she's joining us from starts on the foothills in the foothills of the himalayas rather in nightfall where you are elizabeth so what does this mean for the rescue operation. it is nightfall but rescue workers say they are going to be working through out the night at the moment they say that there are 30 people believed to be trapped in a tunnel and that rescue operations are proving difficult because they believe a lot of people are trapped under. a lot of debris now local media reporting that at least 8 bodies have been recovered so far but the state's leaders said around $125.00 people are missing we know that hundreds of homes have been washed away and as well as the homes that have been destroyed rescue teams have also saying that they're finding bodies really far away from the size of where the worst of the flash floods happened and that's because of how fast the water was moving again as well as the homes that have been destroyed 2 po

brian al jazeera.the taliban has called on the united states to honor its deal to withdraw troops from afghanistan under the agreement signed in qatar last year the us pledge to pull all troops out of april but only if the taliban agree to peace talks with the government to reduce violence in an open letter the group says it's committed to its side of the doha accords. the libyans are marking the 10th anniversary of the start of the revolution that toppled leader moammar gadhafi says a set of eyes the outgoing head of libya's internationally recognized government was among those paying tribute in tripoli as march martyr square revolution sparked fighting between his forces and libyan rebels earlier this month rival factions agreed to an interim unity government until elections in december traina has this report from the former rebel stronghold of misrata. it's not as libya's 3rd largest city it's also one of the main sources of military power in western libya rebels from misrata played an important rol

brian al-jazeera.student protesters in india's capital new delhi are demanding the release of the climate of this nation ravi. they gathered outside police headquarters saying she's done nothing illegal the 22 year old is accused of sedition they say she created an action plan that was used to encourage violence from the farmers rally last month thousands of them protesting against changes to agriculture more than say it will harm their livelihoods. protests also took place in the robinson town of bengaluru where she was arrested on sunday supporters accuse the police of using a state for the bottom protests during india's republic day last month when protesting farmers tore down barricades and raised over just flag at the red fort in you danny. now some of the most iconic sites in greece have been left covered in snow part of the temples of the acropolis blanketed after a rare snow storm hit things in the country's most intense snowfall in more than a decade and saw normally sandy beach is covered cor

brian al jazeera.south africa says it will give its batch of the oxford astra zeneca cope with $9000.00 vaccine to the african union to distribute elsewhere in the continent the government suspended its rollout after one study suggested the a product offered limited protection against the south african variant of johnson and johnson a vaccine that has been delivered but it's yet to be approved for use. hungary has become the 1st e.u. country to receive chinese made coronavirus vaccines a jet carrying 550000 doses developed by chinese state owned companies on a farm arrived in budapest on tuesday shipments enough to treat 175000 people and was expecting to get 4500000 more doses from sight of one of the 3 companies making vaccines in china. peru's former president has apologized opp it was revealed that he and his wife were secretly vaccinated ahead of health workers an investigation has been launched to find out why nearly 500 people including senior government officials got the job early on sunday the

no doubt be raised after this latest disaster for now though the rescue operation continues brian al jazeera. elizabeth cohen has more. in the foothills of the himalayas. rescue workers said they are going to be working throughout the night at the moment they say that there are 30 people believed to be trapped in a tunnel and that rescue operations are proving difficult because they believe a lot of people are trapped on a a lot of debris now local media of approaching that at least 8 bodies have been recovered so far we know that hundreds of homes have been washed away and as well as the homes that have been destroyed rescue teams have also saying that they're finding bodies really far away from the size of where the worst of the flash floods happened and that's because of how fast the we'll show it was moving again as well as the ones that have been destroyed to power hydro electric power plants have been damaged one of them is on the construction we did see 16 workers being rescued from a tunnel in need the top of that for power plant that was under construction but there are fears for ar

no doubt be raised after this latest disaster for now though the rescue operation continues brian al jazeera. so as you've been hearing it happens in the mountainous states in the far north of india the glazers found on the country's 2nd highest peak called $900.00 and of course it is said to have broken off sending a wave of water and breathe down nearby rivers with support hydroelectric dams or power stations like the one at rainy on the receipt gang a river and the top of. power plant which was under construction further downstream on the. elizabeth brought him has more from in the foothills of the himalayas. rescue workers said they are going to be working throughout the night at the moment they say that there are 30 people believed to be trapped in a tunnel and that rescue operations are proving difficult because they believe a lot of people are trapped on a a lot of debris now local media reporting that at least 8 bodies have been recovered so far we know that hundreds of homes have been washed away and as well as the homes that have been destroyed rescue teams have also saying that th

brian al jazeera.the global sea we did destry is rapidly expanding however in australia the result has largely untapped that could be about to change gauge reports from the coast of new south wales. these flasks a field with different species of sea weight all unique to astronomy wynberg has been studying how to unlock their potential as new super foods with proven benefits not only for the environment but also the body we're inventing it as we go because it's new to australia the systems the food and then taking people that just ate pasta with say within it and that will benefit you and benefits the environment. she's open to strike 1st factory making food grade products from a domestic species of grain same weight carbon dioxide is captured from a need by weight refinery to help the sea weight grow its then process to make health products in food like musically and pasta many of our chronic lifestyle disorders like diabetes mental deficiencies and inflammatory disorders could be addressed by adding s

no doubt be raised after this latest disaster for now though the rescue operation continues brian al jazeera. well tens of thousands of people have risked violence under arrests to protest in myanmar and the largest demonstrations yet against the military coup. it follows days of growing civil disobedience including strikes internet access has been partially restored that's according to monitor net walks it's been nearly a week since the army ousted the democratically elected government rights groups say dozens of people have been arrested since then including the leader on song suchi florence louis has the latest. for a 2nd successive day people in myanmar have taken to the streets to protest against the military takeover marching through downtown yangon they held up a 3 finger salute a symbol of defiance against authoritarian rule. even people who weren't part of the demonstrations showed their support by backing off on from that car protesters are demanding an end to military rule and the release of aung san suu kyi the democratically elected leader and others still in custody they marche

no doubt be raised after this latest disaster for now though the rescue operation continues brian al jazeera. joining us on the news hour is chandra bush on who is a climate change expert and executive director of i 4 is an international forum for the environment is via skype from new delhi thank you mr bush and for being with us 1st of all is it clear to you what could have set off this is aster today in northern india was it a glacier breaking apart as we've heard from various media reports and the avalanche floods what do you think happened here. well it looks like a glacial burst it is not a break because glaciers are slow moving ice mars on land so it doesn't break like our suit so it looks like something like a glacier burst in which a large body of water behind or inside a glacier has broken open and and has gushed out suddenly and has taken a large amount of devotees the debris is in the stones along with it and has affected. villages and part plants that are on its way to it's more like a glove outburst of glacial lake something similar to that seems to have happened so this outburs