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Landslides, floods kill 106 in southern Bangladesh
A Bangladeshi woman, left, whose relative died in a landslide is consoled by another on the outskirts of Chittagong, Bangladesh, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Rescuers said landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 30 people in southern Bangladesh. A Bangladeshi woman, left, whose relative died in a landslide is consoled by another on the outskirts of Chittagong, Bangladesh, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Rescuers said landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 30 people in southern Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Anrup Titu)
By Farid Hossain
Associated Press / June 28, 2012
DHAKA, BangladeshSearchers pulled out 15 bodies Thursday that had buried under mud and debris after landslides and floods caused by monsoon rains in southern Bangladesh, raising the toll to 106 deaths this week.
The landslides occurred mainly in remote villages with poor roads, making rescue work more difficult, and the flooding was disrupting communications. About 500 houses were washed away. More people may be missing, but officials said they don't know how many. Soldiers joined the search for the missing in three hard-hit districts and found 15 victims Thursday.
At least 41 died in Cox's Bazar, 41 in neighboring Bandarban and another 24 in Chittagong, mostly in landslides, the Disaster Management Ministry said.
Three days of torrential rain in the region of small hills and forests dislodged huge chunks of earth, which buried flimsy huts where families were sleeping late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
In Bandarban, 11-year-old Rafiqul Islam was the only survivor in his family because he was visiting another relative when mud buried his hut. His parents and three siblings died.
"The rain had kept me from returning home," the boy told The Associated Press.
Monsoon floods are common in Bangladesh, a delta nation of 160 million people.
Volunteers using loudspeakers warned people about the danger of landslides during the rains, said Jaynul Bari, a government administrator in Cox's Bazar.
Flood waters covered many roads and washed away a railway bridge, snapping road and rail links between Dhaka and the three districts. An airport in Chittagong was closed after floodwaters swamped its runway, but reopened Wednesday.
The government said relief workers were distributing rice and water to hundreds of displaced people.
Officials: 95 dead after heavy rain, floods in Bangladesh
By Farid Ahmed, CNN
June 28, 2012 -- Updated 0141 GMT (0941 HKT)
A woman mourns relatives killed in a landslide in Chittagong, Bangladesh, on Wednesday.
A woman mourns relatives killed in a landslide in Chittagong, Bangladesh, on Wednesday.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
As many as 95 people have been killed, officials say
The flooding has cut the region off from the rest of the country
Runways are under water at the Shah Amanat International Airport
Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) -- Rescue crews were frantically trying to find survivors possibly buried in debris Wednesday after heavy rain and floods washed through southeastern Bangladesh in the past few days, killing 95 people, police and local officials said.
Most of the victims died in landslides caused by torrential rains and flash floods in the port city of Chittagong, the tourist destination of Cox's Bazar and the hilly Bandarban district.
"We've recovered 95 bodies so far, and the death toll may go up as many people, as claimed by the relatives, are still missing," Divisional Commissioner of Chittagong Mohammad Serajul Huq Khan said.
Khan, who serves as the administrative chief of all districts in Chittagong region, said rescuers from the army, police and fire services are assisting in the operations, which were taking place in many of the affected areas.
"Most of the people died in landslides, while drowning and lightning were the other causes of death," Khan said. "At least 37 died in Cox's Bazar, 36 in Bandarban and 22 in Chittagong city."
Local officials said the flooding cut off the region from the rest of the country, shutting down roads, rail and air routes and communications.
Chittagong's Shah Amanat International Airport, one of three international airports in the country, was closed as floodwaters submerged the runway Tuesday.
Airport manager Rabiul Islam said all flights were diverted to Dhaka as the runway was still inundated.
Tens of thousands of people in the districts were either stranded or displaced, officials said.
"We're marooned even in the city. ... Most of the roads are under water, and in some places, it is waist-deep," said Abdul Momen, a businessman in Chittagong.
Aslam Alam, secretary of the Disaster Management and Relief Division of the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, said in Dhaka that many people were evacuated and the government was sending food relief to the affected areas.
Crews were trying to restore communications to the region, Alam added.
In 2007, at least 126 people were killed in a landslide in Chittagong.
Officials: 95 dead after heavy rain, floods in Bangladesh - CNN.com
A Bangladeshi woman, left, whose relative died in a landslide is consoled by another on the outskirts of Chittagong, Bangladesh, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Rescuers said landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 30 people in southern Bangladesh. A Bangladeshi woman, left, whose relative died in a landslide is consoled by another on the outskirts of Chittagong, Bangladesh, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Rescuers said landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 30 people in southern Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Anrup Titu)
By Farid Hossain
Associated Press / June 28, 2012
DHAKA, BangladeshSearchers pulled out 15 bodies Thursday that had buried under mud and debris after landslides and floods caused by monsoon rains in southern Bangladesh, raising the toll to 106 deaths this week.
The landslides occurred mainly in remote villages with poor roads, making rescue work more difficult, and the flooding was disrupting communications. About 500 houses were washed away. More people may be missing, but officials said they don't know how many. Soldiers joined the search for the missing in three hard-hit districts and found 15 victims Thursday.
At least 41 died in Cox's Bazar, 41 in neighboring Bandarban and another 24 in Chittagong, mostly in landslides, the Disaster Management Ministry said.
Three days of torrential rain in the region of small hills and forests dislodged huge chunks of earth, which buried flimsy huts where families were sleeping late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
In Bandarban, 11-year-old Rafiqul Islam was the only survivor in his family because he was visiting another relative when mud buried his hut. His parents and three siblings died.
"The rain had kept me from returning home," the boy told The Associated Press.
Monsoon floods are common in Bangladesh, a delta nation of 160 million people.
Volunteers using loudspeakers warned people about the danger of landslides during the rains, said Jaynul Bari, a government administrator in Cox's Bazar.
Flood waters covered many roads and washed away a railway bridge, snapping road and rail links between Dhaka and the three districts. An airport in Chittagong was closed after floodwaters swamped its runway, but reopened Wednesday.
The government said relief workers were distributing rice and water to hundreds of displaced people.
Officials: 95 dead after heavy rain, floods in Bangladesh
By Farid Ahmed, CNN
June 28, 2012 -- Updated 0141 GMT (0941 HKT)
A woman mourns relatives killed in a landslide in Chittagong, Bangladesh, on Wednesday.
A woman mourns relatives killed in a landslide in Chittagong, Bangladesh, on Wednesday.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
As many as 95 people have been killed, officials say
The flooding has cut the region off from the rest of the country
Runways are under water at the Shah Amanat International Airport
Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) -- Rescue crews were frantically trying to find survivors possibly buried in debris Wednesday after heavy rain and floods washed through southeastern Bangladesh in the past few days, killing 95 people, police and local officials said.
Most of the victims died in landslides caused by torrential rains and flash floods in the port city of Chittagong, the tourist destination of Cox's Bazar and the hilly Bandarban district.
"We've recovered 95 bodies so far, and the death toll may go up as many people, as claimed by the relatives, are still missing," Divisional Commissioner of Chittagong Mohammad Serajul Huq Khan said.
Khan, who serves as the administrative chief of all districts in Chittagong region, said rescuers from the army, police and fire services are assisting in the operations, which were taking place in many of the affected areas.
"Most of the people died in landslides, while drowning and lightning were the other causes of death," Khan said. "At least 37 died in Cox's Bazar, 36 in Bandarban and 22 in Chittagong city."
Local officials said the flooding cut off the region from the rest of the country, shutting down roads, rail and air routes and communications.
Chittagong's Shah Amanat International Airport, one of three international airports in the country, was closed as floodwaters submerged the runway Tuesday.
Airport manager Rabiul Islam said all flights were diverted to Dhaka as the runway was still inundated.
Tens of thousands of people in the districts were either stranded or displaced, officials said.
"We're marooned even in the city. ... Most of the roads are under water, and in some places, it is waist-deep," said Abdul Momen, a businessman in Chittagong.
Aslam Alam, secretary of the Disaster Management and Relief Division of the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, said in Dhaka that many people were evacuated and the government was sending food relief to the affected areas.
Crews were trying to restore communications to the region, Alam added.
In 2007, at least 126 people were killed in a landslide in Chittagong.
Officials: 95 dead after heavy rain, floods in Bangladesh - CNN.com
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