Nine Dead in Bangladesh Landslides, Including Eight Rohingya Refugees
Summary
At least nine people, including eight Rohingya refugees, died in landslides caused by continuous monsoon rains in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
Key Points
- At least nine people died in landslides in southeastern Bangladesh; eight were Rohingya refugees.
- Landslides buried temporary shelters in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar from Sunday night to Monday morning.
- More than 1 million Rohingya refugees live in Cox's Bazar camps, many in high-risk landslide areas on deforested steep hillsides.
- Authorities have relocated about one thousand refugees from high-risk landslide zones and plan to move more as heavy rains continue.
