4 killed as building collapses in Rangamati
At least 4 people were killed and a child went missing after a two-storey building collapsed on Kaptai Lake in Rangamati this evening.
The deceased were identified as Zahidul Islam, 45, his daughter Pinky, 13, her house tutor Umme Habiba, 22, and Shahidul, 4, our local correspondent reports quoting Liton Kumar Palit, a doctor of Rangamati Sadar Hospital.
Seven people have been rescued, said Golam Mustofa, assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defence, adding that the building might have collapsed as the water level in the lake rose due to excessive rain.
A total of four families had been living in the building as tenants.
The building collapsed on the lake near Rangamati Government Women's College in Reserve Bazar area around 6:00pm, Manzurul Mannan, deputy commissioner of Rangamati, told our correspondent.
Firefighters with the help of the army, police and locals were trying to rescue the missing victims, he added.
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