Landslides in Bangladesh due to rain kill 8 people

Signed Landslides caused by Monsoon rainsin eastern Bangladesh, killing at least eight refugees Rohingya, including five children.

The official in the fire and civil defense department in Cox’s Bazar, Dollar Tripura, said: "Rescuers recovered seven bodies, while refugees found the eighth body after several hills collapsed between last Sunday and yesterday morning."

Rain and torrential rain

Officials explained that the continued rainfall and torrential rains led to the disintegration of soil on the slopes and the collapse of temporary accommodation.

The Meteorological Authority in the capital, Dhaka, expected more rain in the coming days.

It is reported that more than a million refugees from Myanmar live in camps in Bangladesh.

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