Man killed in Cox’s Bazar fresh landslide

Published : 04 Jul 2017, 16:06

Sahos Desk

A man was killed in a landslide triggered by incessant rain in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar this morning.

Deceased Monar Alam, 38, was a resident of Mohrakata village in the upazila.

The incident took place when he came out of his house in the hilly area around 7:00am, said Pradwip Kumar Das, officer-in-charge of Maheshkhali Police Station.

He was rescued and taken to the local health complex.

An hour later, he succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, police said.

A total of 150 people were killed in landslides in five districts including Cox’s Bazar last month.

Source: thedailystar

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