Mother-baby buried in landslide




Wed, Aug 10th, 2011 12:46 am BdST

Bandarban, Aug 9 (bdnews24.com) — A woman and her baby daughter have been killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Roanchhari Upazila in Bandarban district.

The incident took place in Ramjadi area along the Roanchhari-Bandarban highway around 1pm on Tuesday.

The deceased could not be identified immediately.

Additional deputy commissioner of Bandarban district Nurul Absar told bdnews24.com that the two died as a big hill chunk fell on their house.

On information, fire service and army personnel rushed to the site and recovered the bodies, he said.

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