Landslide kills 4 army men in Rangamati

The military today said four army personnel two being officers were killed in landslides in Rangamati while searches were underway for a missing one while the mudslide caused by torrential rains claimed dozens of lives in three southeastern districts of Rangamati, Bandarban and Chittagong.

“Two (commissioned) officers - a major and a captain -- and two other personnel of ours were killed while one remained missing,” Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Assistant Director Rezaul Karim told.

He said they personnel was virtually buried under tonnes of mud in a fresh landslide as they were sent to remove huge chunks of earth blocking the Chittagong-Rangamati highway.

“They died while they were on disaster duty,” he said.

Torrential rains overnight triggered a series of landslides in southeastern Bangladesh hills killing dozens including two army officers amid fears the toll could rise as several remained missing under tones of rubbles.

Source: BSS