130 dead following incessant downpour, landslides overnight in Bangladesh

June 14, 2017 12:18

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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