Woman, daughter among 3 killed in Bandarban landslides
The local administration apprehended more loss of lives due to the landslide triggered by the torrential rain for the last few days
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 this morning.
The injured were taken to a local hospital where four of them were given first aid.
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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.
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 a power sub-station amid the flood situation.
Deputy Commissioner Shah Mozahid Uddin said already 265 shelters have been opened as two-third portion of the district town was inundated, rendering 300 people marooned.
Already 85 tonnes of food and Tk1 lakh have been allocated while 43 medical teams are working in the flood-hit areas.
