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3 killed in Bandarban landslides

UNB . Bandarban
08 Aug 2023 16:25:40 | Update: 08 Aug 2023 16:34:02
3 killed in Bandarban landslides
— Courtesy/Dainik Amader Shomoy

Three people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed and six others injured in landslides in Bandarban on Monday and Tuesday.

Bandarban Deputy Commissioner Shah Mujahid Uddin said Nurul Islam, 35, was killed and six others were injured when a chunk of mud collapsed on his house at Kumari in Lama upazila in the morning.

The injured were taken to a local hospital where four of them were given first aid.

Meanwhile, Nurunnahar, 35, and her daughter Sabekunnahar, 12, were killed in a landslide at Godapara in Sadar upazila on Monday afternoon.

The local administration apprehended more loss of lives due to the landslide triggered by the torrential rain for the last few days.

Besides, road communication in Bandarban district with other parts of the country remained suspended for the last couple of days as all the roads were submerged due to the intermittent rainfall.

The power supply in the district remained suspended since Monday following the closure of a power substation amid the flood situation.

The deputy commissioner said already 265 shelters have been opened as the two-third portion of the district town was inundated, rendering 300 people marooned.

Already 85 tonnes of food and Tk 1 lakh have been allocated while 43 medical teams are working in the flood-hit areas.

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