At least 13 people, including 10 children, have been killed in separate landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in southeastern Bangladesh, officials said.
The latest landslide struck an Islamic school for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar while pupils were attending classes, killing at least five children. Rescue teams continued searching the area amid fears that more children may have been buried under mud and debris.
The incident came just two days after another landslide hit Rohingya camps in the same region, killing eight people, including five children, as mud buried shelters and makeshift homes while residents were asleep from Sunday night into Monday.
Officials said the bodies of the victims had been recovered, while two other children were found injured.
More than 1.2 million Rohingya Muslims live in the crowded refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar after fleeing a military crackdown in neighboring Myanmar in 2017.
Authorities warned that more rain is expected in the coming days and said they have begun relocating refugees from hillside areas considered at risk. Around 1,000 people have already been evacuated.
Officials said many refugees remain reluctant to leave their makeshift homes despite repeated warnings about landslide threats during the monsoon season.