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14:01, August 18, 2008 |
At least four people were killed and dozens are feared trapped under debris following a landslide in Bangladesh's southeastern city of Chittagong, about 242 km southeast of capital Dhaka, early Monday.
Police said rescuers so far recovered four bodies including a child and a woman and continued frantic efforts to recover missing people under the mud.
The tragedy took place as the victims' hill-foot thatched houses were damaged by the landslide early in the morning.
Police officer Farooq in the city said monsoon rains caused themudslide at Lalkhan Bazar in the port city of Chittagong.
Landslides take place easily in the country's southeastern hilly areas following heavy monsoon rains usually from June to September every year.
In June, 2007, some 123 people were killed by a landslide in Chittagong district.
Source:Xinhua
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