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Landslide in northeastern Bangladesh claims 5 lives
Police in Bangladesh say five members of a family were killed when chunks of earth loosened by heavy rains buried their thatched hut.
- AP
- Published: 15:21 May 18, 2009
Dhaka: Police in Bangladesh say five members of a family were killed when chunks of earth loosened by heavy rains buried their thatched hut.
Police chief Enamul Monwar says rescuers have recovered the bodies of a woman, her three young children and a relative from the mud in the Moulvibazar district. The district is 100 miles (160 kilometers) northeast of Dhaka, the capital.
He said the victims were asleep when the pre-dawn landslide occurred.
Moulvibazar is home to tea gardens surrounded by hills. Many poor workers live in slums close to the hills.
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