2 children die in Cox’s Bazar landslide, 10 injured

Published : 10 Sep 2019, 12:38

Sahos Desk

Two children died and 10 other people were injured in a landslide triggered by heavy downpour in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar this morning.

The deceased were identified as Mehedi Hasan, 8, son of Robiul Alam Munna, and Alifa, 5, daughter of Mohammad Alam of Teknaf municipality, said police and locals.

A chunk of earth from a rain-soaked hill fell on the houses of the two families living at the foot of the hill at Pollanpara around 6:00am leaving Mehedi and Alifa dead on the spot, said Pradib Kumar Dash, officer-in-charge of Teknaf Police Station.

Ten members of both the families were also injured in the incident.

People living at the base of the hill are at risk as it had been raining since yesterday which could trigger further landslides, the OC added.

Besides, houses of three families were damaged after chunk of earth fell on them in Shalban Rohingya camp due to heavy rainfall this morning, said local people. No casualties have been reported in this incident so far. 

Source: thedailystar

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