Published on 04:06 PM, July 27, 2021

6 Rohingyas dead in Cox’s Bazar landslide

Six Rohingya refugees, including a child, died in landslides in two camps at Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar today.

Additional Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Md Samsuzzoha confirmed the information.

The landslides occurred in camp no. 10 and 18 in Ukhiya's Palangkhali due to heavy rain, he said.

Two locals also died in landslides in Maheshkhali and Teknaf, police sources said.