This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40257913

The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 1 Version 2
Bangladesh: Dozens killed as rain triggers landslides Bangladesh: More than 90 killed as rain triggers landslides
(about 2 hours later)
Heavy monsoon rain has triggered landslides in south-east Bangladesh, with officials reporting at least 61 people died, including five soldiers. Heavy monsoon rain has triggered landslides in south-east Bangladesh, with officials reporting 92 people killed, including five soldiers.
Hills collapsed in three districts in Chittagong after some of the heaviest rain in recent years. A spokesman for the Rangamati district administration said at least 60 people were killed in a series of landslides there alone.
Rescue operations are being hampered by bad weather and officials told the BBC they feared the death toll would rise. Rescue operations are being hampered by bad weather.
Telecommunication links and electricity have been cut off, and some communities cannot be contacted.Telecommunication links and electricity have been cut off, and some communities cannot be contacted.
"We have not been able to reach many of the affected places," Reaz Ahmed, head of the Department of Disaster Management, told AFP."We have not been able to reach many of the affected places," Reaz Ahmed, head of the Department of Disaster Management, told AFP.
"Once the rains are over, we'll get a full picture of the damage and get the recovery work in full swing," he said."Once the rains are over, we'll get a full picture of the damage and get the recovery work in full swing," he said.
Several people died in Rangamati district, a hilly area close to the Indian border, when landslides buried their houses. In Rangamati district, a hilly area close to the Indian border, landslides buried residents' houses.
"Some of them were sleeping in their houses on hillsides when the landslides occurred," district police chief Sayed Tariqul Hasan told AFP.
The soldiers who died had been clearing a road in Rangamati of an earlier landslide when another one hit, a military spokesman told AFP news agency.The soldiers who died had been clearing a road in Rangamati of an earlier landslide when another one hit, a military spokesman told AFP news agency.
Traffic in the capital Dhaka and Chittagong, Bangladesh's major port city, has also been disrupted by the torrential rains.Traffic in the capital Dhaka and Chittagong, Bangladesh's major port city, has also been disrupted by the torrential rains.
Last month, at least eight people were killed and thousands of homes were destroyed after Cyclone Mora smashed into Bangladesh's south-east. Up to a million people were evacuated.Last month, at least eight people were killed and thousands of homes were destroyed after Cyclone Mora smashed into Bangladesh's south-east. Up to a million people were evacuated.
Landslides caused by monsoons often occur in the southern hills in Bangladesh. In 2007, about 130 people were killed by a landslide in Chittagong.Landslides caused by monsoons often occur in the southern hills in Bangladesh. In 2007, about 130 people were killed by a landslide in Chittagong.