Landslides in Bangladesh kill at least 8 Rohingya refugees while rains batter India
- DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least eight Rohingya refugees, including five children, while heavy monsoon rains battered parts of neighboring India, leaving 13 dead over the past few days.
- Dollar Tripura, a Fire Service and Civil Defense official in Cox’s Bazar district, told The Associated Press that rescuers recovered seven bodies while an eighth body was found by refugees after several hills collapsed from late Sunday to Monday morning.
- All have been handed over to families, he said.
Confirmed
- DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least eight Rohingya refugees, including five children, while heavy monsoon rains battered parts of neighboring India, leaving 13 dead over the past few days.
- Dollar Tripura, a Fire Service and Civil Defense official in Cox’s Bazar district, told The Associated Press that rescuers recovered seven bodies while an eighth body was found by refugees after several hills collapsed from late Sunday to Monday morning.
Unverified
- All have been handed over to families, he said.
Sources: ABC News, Al Jazeera