26 Killed in landslide due to heavy rain

A landslide triggered by heavy rain in Bangladesh took 26 lives. Rains batter in hilly parts of south due to a depression in the Bay of Bengal.

Rains batter in hilly parts of south due to a depression in the Bay of Bengal.

Several of them were women and children among the deceased and 10 people were killed in Rangamati and eight in Chittagong.

Many homes were destroyed and rescue workers are clearing the sludge. In 2010 53 were killed in landslides caused by heavy rain.