Landslides in Bangladesh kill at least 8 Rohingya refugees while monsoon rains batter India
Authorities are moving 1,000 refugees from risky slopes as the Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecasts more heavy rain through July 8.
- On Monday, heavy monsoon rains triggered multiple landslides at refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, killing eight Rohingya Muslims, including some children.
- More than 1.2 million Rohingya live in overcrowded makeshift shelters on steep, deforested hillsides in Cox's Bazar, making them highly vulnerable to landslides during the annual monsoon season.
- Landslides hit four locations across the camps while residents slept, burying shelters under mud and debris; "Eight people have died in landslides caused by heavy rain," said Tumpa Das, a police official in Cox's Bazar.
- Authorities are moving residents out of high-risk areas to prevent further casualties, with Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, a Bangladeshi official, stating, "We're moving people out of high-risk areas as quickly as possible."
- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecasts more heavy rain, keeping authorities on alert for additional landslides, while renewed fighting in Myanmar's Rakhine State raises concern regarding a fresh influx of Rohingya refugees.
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The incidents took place on Monday and Wednesday in the Coxs Bazar camps.
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Landslide in Rohingya camp kills three children as floods worsen in southern Bangladesh - The Tribune
Severe monsoon rains continued to batter southern Bangladesh on Wednesday, triggering a landslide at a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar that killed three children, while widespread flooding inundated low-lying areas and disrupted transport across several districts.
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