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130 dead following incessant downpour, landslides overnight in Bangladesh
June 14, 2017
More calamity news: At least 130 people, including four army men, have died in the hilly
areas of Chittagong, Rangamati and Bandarban in Bangladesh following
incessant downpour and landslides overnight.
The death toll may rise further, reports the Daily Star.
Scores of others were injured and many remained missing.
The
Chittagong Hill Tracts saw over 300mm of rainfalls in the 24 hours till
Tuesday morning. Chittagong alone experienced 222mm of rain during the
same period.
None of these areas has seen such rain in recent years, said Reaz Ahmed, Director General of the Disaster Management Department.
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