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Bangladesh mudslide casualties up | Bangladesh mudslide casualties up |
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The number of people killed in mudslides and floods in the southern Bangladeshi port of Chittagong has to risen to around 118, officials say. | |
They say that dozens of people could still be missing underneath large amounts of earth which came off the hillsides and buried their shacks. | They say that dozens of people could still be missing underneath large amounts of earth which came off the hillsides and buried their shacks. |
Officials say that the heaviest rain in recent years has also flooded parts of the capital, Dhaka, and other regions. | Officials say that the heaviest rain in recent years has also flooded parts of the capital, Dhaka, and other regions. |
They say up to five million people are marooned or threatened by the floods. | They say up to five million people are marooned or threatened by the floods. |
Havoc | Havoc |
"Although the floodwater has receded from most areas, others are still inundated, making it difficult for the diggers," one rescuer told the Reuters news agency. | "Although the floodwater has receded from most areas, others are still inundated, making it difficult for the diggers," one rescuer told the Reuters news agency. |
Most of Bangladesh has been affected by flooding | Most of Bangladesh has been affected by flooding |
Officials say that two days of unusually heavy rain at the start of the annual monsoon season caused havoc across the country. | Officials say that two days of unusually heavy rain at the start of the annual monsoon season caused havoc across the country. |
Correspondents say that life is slowly limping back to normal in Chittagong, and that the rain has now stopped for the first time in three days. | Correspondents say that life is slowly limping back to normal in Chittagong, and that the rain has now stopped for the first time in three days. |
Workers are now trying to restore the city's power and water supplies, and remove sludge from the roads. | Workers are now trying to restore the city's power and water supplies, and remove sludge from the roads. |
Officials say that hundreds of people who moved from vulnerable areas to take shelter on concrete school buildings are now beginning to return home. | Officials say that hundreds of people who moved from vulnerable areas to take shelter on concrete school buildings are now beginning to return home. |
But concern remains for hundreds of villagers living in Comilla district, east of Dhaka, after the Gumti River breached an embankment and flooded their homes. | But concern remains for hundreds of villagers living in Comilla district, east of Dhaka, after the Gumti River breached an embankment and flooded their homes. |
Meanwhile, police in the Indian city of Calcutta say that heavy rains and lightning strikes have killed six people and paralysed everyday life. | |
The Calcutta weather office said the city had experienced 133mm of rain in the last 12 hours. | |
Large parts of the city are waist to knee-deep in water, causing huge traffic jams and disruption to trains and flights. |