Bandarban landslides
Woman, daughter among 3 killed in Bandarban landslides
Three people, including a mother and her daughter, were killed and six others injured in landslides in Bandarban district on Monday and Tuesday.
Shah Mozahid Uddin, deputy commissioner of Bandarban, 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.
Heavy rains inundate parts of Bandarban; 165 mm rainfall recorded in 24 hrs
Meanwhile, Nurunnahar, 35 and her daughter Sabekunnahar, 12 were killed in a landslide in Godapara in Sadar upazila of the district 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.
Torrential rain causes flood in Bandarban; Around 30,000 people marooned
Besides, road communication of 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 the a power sub-station amid the flood sitution.
Road communications between Bandarban-Thanchi restored after 5 hours
Shah Mozahid Uddin, deputy commissioner said already 265 shelters have been opened as the two-third portion of the district town were inundated, rendering 300 people marooned.
Already 85 metric tonnes of food and Tk one lakh have been allocated while 43 medical teams are working in the flood-hit areas.
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