One Mamadou Lamin Kamara, an 18-month-old boy, over the weekend reportedly disappeared in Kunting whiles playing with his mates under a mango tree in the village of Kunting, CRR North.

According to Lamin Kamara and Hawa Jatta, the parents of the missing boy, they were away in their rice fields in the bush after entrusting the boy in the care of his grandfather in a nearby compound. But, they added, upon their return from the bush, they were told that the boy had gone missing.

When contacted, the grandfather, Mr. Karalang Jatta, confirmed the little boy’s disappearance. He explained that he always took care of the children whenever their parents go to the fields. He added that in the case of Mamadou Lamin Kamara, the child was playing with other kids under a mango tree while he was inside his house. On coming out, he recounted, he could not see the boy anywhere. A subsequent frantic search was done in vain.

Other villagers testified that this is not the first time of such a strange occurrence, noting that it is now becoming commonplace for children less than 2 years to disappear without trace. They intimated that mysterious beings, known in local parlance as Jinns, are responsible for such acts.
 

On Saturday a meteorite slammed into a field outside of Carancas, near Lake Titicaca in the Puno region of Peru on the border of Bolivia. It emitted a sweet but noxious odor. It has now been blamed for a mass illness of "nausea, vomiting, digestive problems and general sickness," according to a local health department official, Jorge López. "Boiling water started coming out of the crater and particles of rock and cinders were found nearby. Residents are very concerned," said López.

Police officers who went to investigate the meteorite are among those who have fallen ill and been taken to Desaguadero Hospital. The impact of the meteorite left a crater 18 feet deep and 30 yards across in the Andean territory that is home to less than 1,000 people. Originally, the villagers thought a plane had crashed. Under consideration is the declaration of a state of emergency, and experts from Peru's Geological Mining and Metallurgical Institute are reportedly traveling to the site to evaluate whether there is a health risk.

Villagers are said to be avoiding the local water out of fear of contamination. Sulfur and other elements common in meteorites can react with ground water to produce fumes.